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How we're killing our microbiome and kimchi alone won't save it – video

Our human microbiome is in decline, which is likely to be contributing to the sharp rise in non-communicable diseases, health conditions that cannot be directly transmitted between people, such as ca…

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Who deserves weight-loss drugs? | David A Kessler

The struggle to obtain these medications illustrates the dangerous mess the US healthcare system has become, writes the former FDA chief

The American healthcare system is broken. It is too complicated…

79 days ago

Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty f…

3 months ago

Have researchers really ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf? No, but behind the hype was a genuine breakthrough | Helen Pilcher

The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins

I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goa…

23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong hands

With a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, co…

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