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Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks
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Babies from three people’s DNA prevents hereditary disease
Posted onWatch the moment DNA from a mum and dad is injected into the egg of another woman – the critical step in the creation of a baby made from three people Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The…
Baylor, Rice win $500,000 to launch humanities-driven health AI center
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Higham Ferrers fishing group ‘devastated’ after container fire
Posted onAlex PopeNorthamptonshire Higham Ferrers Riverside Angling Association A storage container of fishing and gardening equipment was destroyed in a fire The director of an angling club has said he has been left “devastated” after a suspected arson attack destroyed about £6,000 worth of fishing and electrical equipment. Craig Parkins, 40, from Fishing for Minds, part…
