Month: November 2018

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Baby Gene Editing Is ‘Crazy’, Say Chinese Scientists in Open Letter

Reuters 27/11/2018

The scientists said the use of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to edit the genes...

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SC Tells Pollution Board to Prosecute Officials Who Didn’t Act on Complaints

The Wire Staff 27/11/2018

"You should prosecute them. Let these people realise what...

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Up to 145 Whales Die in Mass Stranding in New Zealand

Reuters 27/11/2018

New Zealand has one of the world's highest rates of whale strandings....

Concepcion Yusop, a national immunization program manager, shows an anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia inside a vaccine storage room in Sta. Cruz city, Metro Manila, Philippines December 4, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

The Ethical Quandary of Human Infection Studies

Linda Nordling 26/11/2018

Sometimes infecting volunteers with a disease can lead to...

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With Inadequate Health Infrastructure, Can Ayushman Bharat Really Work?

Shailender Kumar Hooda 26/11/2018

An uncritical promotion of privatisation of healthcare at the...

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Indian Science Institute Announces Research on Medical Use of Cannabis

The Wire Staff 26/11/2018

Clinical trials will reportedly be carried out at Tata...

FILE PHOTO: NASA's InSight spacecraft, destined for the Elysium Planitia region located in Mars' northern hemisphere, undergoes final preparations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., April 6, 2018. Credit: REUTERS/Gene Blevins/File Photo

NASA Spacecraft Nears Red Planet on Mission to Detect ‘Marsquakes’

Steve Gorman 26/11/2018

NASA's first robotic lander, the Mars InSight spacecraft marks the...