Harmful genetic mutations may be less common than we thought
Harmful genetic mutations may be less common than we thought
We are all mutants. Every characteristic that defines our species is the result of a genetic mutation somewhere in the history of evolution. And the same is true for every other organism on the planet. Yet more often than not we think about mutations as bad, leading to disability or…
The Conversation
The Conversation
Medical marijuana's 'catch-22': Fed limits on research hinder patients' relief
Medical marijuana's 'catch-22': Fed limits on research hinder patients' relief
By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and talk. She also hallucinated.
Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service
Healthcare: Cancer breakthrough leads China’s biotech boom
Healthcare: Cancer breakthrough leads China’s biotech boom
A few days before Craig Chase was discharged from the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital in Nanjing, his doctor told him something he never expected to hear: his cancer had been cured.
Financial Times
Financial Times