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Gene-edited food quietly arrives in restaurant cooking oil

Friday, 5 April 2019, 09:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That's according to the company making the oil, which says it's the first commercial use of a...

Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?

Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 09:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

When I got home after work I was surprised to find my husband and three children sitting by the television and watching the news. They had just learned that the direct to consumer genetic testing...

Broken bones from falls on the rise among older dog walkers

Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 09:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Broken bones from falls while dog walking are on the rise among older U.S. adults and hip fractures are among the most common injuries. That's according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA...

Ancient DNA is a powerful tool for studying the past

Monday, 1 April 2019, 09:36 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

DNA has moved beyond esoteric science and into the center of everyday conversations about identity, culture and politics. It’s also reshaping stories about the past as advances allow scientists...

Ariic has arrived at our shores

Friday, 29 March 2019, 08:50 Last update: about 9 years ago

Auto Sales Ltd - Kind's is proud to announce the arrival of their new brand Ariic. Ariic is an established scooter manufacturer and is one of the first to launch a series of simple, stylish...

Yummy Kids Yogurt

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 11:24 Last update: about 9 years ago

Malta Dairy Products Ltd. (MDP), producers of Benna fresh milk and fresh milk products, has the pleasure to announce an exciting new product in its yogurt range targeted for kids - "Yummy Kids...

New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 09:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Peek into any U.S. hospital's baby ICU, and you'll see sick and premature newborns covered in wired monitors that tear at fragile skin and make it hard for parents to cuddle their kids. Now...

Listening in to brain communications, without surgery

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 09:37 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Plenty of legitimate science – plus a whole lot of science fiction – discusses ways to “hack the brain.” What that really means, most of the time – even in the fictional...

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