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Amplifying our ancient immune system could help fight future pandemics

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Amplifying our ancient immune system could help fight future pandemics

We once thought that only our more modern, adaptive immune system had memory. Now a breakthrough in understanding our other, more primitive, immune defences could change how we fight disease

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How Mary Wortley Montagu's smallpox fight paved the way for vaccines

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How Mary Wortley Montagu's smallpox fight paved the way for vaccines

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Pandemics drive medical advances – and covid-19 is no exception

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Pandemics drive medical advances – and covid-19 is no exception

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As coronavirus variants evolve, how much more dangerous can they get?

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As coronavirus variants evolve, how much more dangerous can they get?

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Everything you need to know about covid-19 vaccines for children

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Everything you need to know about covid-19 vaccines for children

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Brazil faces health system collapse as covid-19 cases skyrocket

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Brazil faces health system collapse as covid-19 cases skyrocket

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Does AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine cause blood clots in younger people?

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Handheld camera that can see radioactivity could help cancer surgeons

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A map featuring the UK with a covid vaccination sticker on top

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Covid-19 vaccine passports: Everything you need to know

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Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a former heroin addict who is facing a new crisis

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Sound of Metal review: Riz Ahmed's performance is Oscar-worthy

It's easy to see why Riz Ahmed has been nominated for an Oscar for the film Sound of Metal, in which he gives a harrowing, subtle performance as a drug addict-turned musician who loses his hearing

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A covid-19 third wave is inevitable in the UK, but how bad will it be?

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We must reinvent urban spaces to improve the health of city dwellers

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Does local honey really work as a hay fever cure?

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This cloud of bats in Thailand could help us probe covid-19's origins

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