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Gene-Tweaked Human Embryo Stirs Debate
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News that scientists have for the first time genetically altered a human embryo is drawing fire from some watchdog groups that say it's a step toward creating 'designer babies.' But an author of the study
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Melatonin helps critically ill patients sleep
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with melatonin, a brain hormone that helps control the body's sleep and wake cycle, can help critically ill patients get a better night's sleep, according to a report
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Seal tries sex with penguin
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A seal has been caught on camera trying to have sex with a penguin. This seems to be the first known example of a sexual escapade between a mammal and another kind of vertebrate such as a bird, reptile
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Arguments over anthropologists work for the military
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Arguments rage in the US about whether anthropologists should be helping the military. Kurt Jacobsen reports Last week, Michael V Bhatia became a casualty of the US Army's 'human terrain' programme. Studying
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Frogs go ultrasonic for sex
- 10 Hours ago
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Keep the racket down, I'm trying to find a mate! That could be the plea of nocturnal Chinese tree frogs, which have developed unique, high-frequency vocal skills to make themselves heard by potential
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Science Weekly podcast: brains, chips, and space ships
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The has published its call for a new generation of astronauts to go on missions to the International Space Station and, possibly, join Nasa on the moon in 2020. Guardian science correspondent Ian Sample
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Report: fairness not a doctrine, built into brain
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BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Fairness is more than a doctrine, it's an emotion that's built into the human brain, a new study suggests. The study asked the question: Is it better to give food to some
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Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
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MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Muscle stem cells can't grow into mature muscle cells if there aren't enough nutrients, according to a study that offers new insight into how developing muscle cells
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Open-air demo supports UK embryo research
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Demonstrators led by Evan Harris (centre) congregate outside the British parliament.A. Rutherford / Nature Politicians, scientists and patient groups demonstrated outside Britain's Parliament today to
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