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Human DNA not patentable, says US court

Naturally occurring human gene sequences cannot be patented but artificially created DNA can be, the US Supreme Court ruled.

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DNA code sheds light on alga

Scientists published the DNA code of an ocean alga called Emiliania huxleyi, whose astonishing adaptability enables it to thrive.

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Study shows pests resistant to GM crops

Of 13 major pest species examined, five were resistant by 2011, compared with only one in 2005.

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Naturally occurring human gene sequences cannot be patented but artificially created DNA can be, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously.

Human DNA not patentable, says US court
June 14 2013 at 09:58

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Condensed piles of billions of long-dead Ehuxes comprise, for instance, the White Cliffs of Dover.

DNA code sheds light on alga
June 13 2013 at 18:00

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Three of the five cases of resistance were in the United States, which accounts for roughly half of Bt crop plantings, while the others were in South Africa and India.

Study shows pests resistant to GM crops
June 13 2013 at 10:05

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The latest results complete the picture of pre-exposure prophylaxis efficacy (PrEP) for all major HIV-risk groups, showing ARVs are protective. Picture: Steve Lawrence

ARV halves HIV among drug users
June 13 2013 at 10:05

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A community worker fumigates a classroom at a school in an attempt to prevent dengue before school starts.

How an insect brings a city to its knees
June 12 2013 at 15:30

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Police officers in riot gear surround a building used as a headquarters by a group protesting against the upcoming G8 summit, in central London.

UK to push G8 for action against superbugs
June 12 2013 at 09:22

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Treatment involves extracting the tooth or removing bacteria from the root canal system to prevent further decay and, in severe cases, the loss of the tooth. Picture: Kristen van Schie

The end of root canal torture?
June 11 2013 at 15:30

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A scan from the Lodox scanner at the Milpark hospital in Joburg. The scanner featured on Greys Anatomy. Picture: Debbie Yazbek

SA device shown on medical drama
June 11 2013 at 09:32

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Health workers wear protective gear in this file photo in the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Hong Kong where 24 patients were quarantined after seven of its health workers developed SARS flu-like symptoms similar to the Coronavirus.

MERS ‘has potential to cause pandemic’
June 11 2013 at 09:31

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File photo: Head of Russian cryonics firm KrioRus Danila Medvedev looks inside a liquid nitrogen filled human storage unit just outside Moscow.

Profs freezing bodies for reincarnation
June 10 2013 at 18:00

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