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Higher fatal flu risk for CRISPR twins

... the sequence is synonymous to a word processor for a book, the book being DNA, which allows scientists to not only read the book, but to also edit a specific ‘passage’ of the book. ...

Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

... story of these cells inspired her to write her bestselling book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"... Henrietta ... story of these cells inspired her to write her bestselling book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"... The Immortal ...

Water-colour portrait of Charles Darwin painted by George Richmond in the late 1830s.

Conversations from the Darwin Festival - Brian Rosen

Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen, from the Natural ... Museum in London,& takes up the story... Darwin's first book was on coral reefs. Brian Rosen takes up the story... ...

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The many ends of the universe

... wave of strange new matter? That’s the subject of a new book by astrophysicist Katie Mack, "The End of Everything". ... will we get? We discuss astrophysicist Katie Mack's new book... The many ends of the universe ...

The sun setting over an alien-looking swampy landscape.

Alien life: a zoologist's guide

... on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves, a new book by the University of Cambridge’s Arik Kershenbaum. ... tell us about the limits on life from other planets? A new book explains... Alien life: a zoologist's guide ...

Numbers

Ten equations that rule the world

... Well, David Sumpter's got an equation for you in his new book 'Ten equations that rule the world" as he explained to ... than you, and other lessons from David Sumpter's new book Ten equations that rule the world ...

Holly leaves

The Holly and the Ivy: why go evergreen?

Taking a leaf from the holly and the ivy's book, Katie Haylor explores the virtue of being evergreen...? ...

Knitted hat

Knitting: a short history

... Napoleoni, a journalist and author who last year wrote a book about the power, and history, of knitting… We often ...

radioactivity symbol overlaid on the sun

ITER - The build begins

... power stations. Michel Claessens is the author of the book ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor. He spoke to Adam Murphy ...