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Rice Farmer

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GM golden rice gets approval from food regulators in the US

The genetically modified rice, designed to prevent blindness in undernourished children, was judged safe to eat last week by the US Food and Drug Administration

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A fetus in the womb

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Faulty placenta may explain why some people get schizophrenia

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A brain implant

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Brain implant for OCD surprisingly helps alleviate diabetes too

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Food in shopping basket

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We can’t trick people into accepting genetically modified foods

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An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

Technology

An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

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Plastic in Space

Earth

Salvaged plastics imitate bizarre and beautiful sea life

Regulars

How tech bugs could be killing thousands in our hospitals

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How tech bugs could be killing thousands in our hospitals

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Whale swimming past plastic

Earth

Plastic waste is a problem – but some solutions are even worse

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Lady refusing a glass of wine

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Let’s all heed the health benefits of a month without alcohol

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plastic bags

Earth

Fixing planet plastic: How we'll really solve our waste problem

From bag bans to bacterial mulchers, many solutions are touted for the plastic waste crisis. Find out which work – and which don't – in our definitive guide

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Humans

Let’s hear it for psychology, a better than average science

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Self-repairing organs could save your life in a heartbeat

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Hope for herpes vaccine after it wipes out virus in monkeys

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Technology

Evading death and mind-uploading: The ambition of transhumanism

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