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Life Forming - Briony Marshall Exhibition

Bob Chaundy | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Bob Chaundy

Despite straddling both art and science, Briony Marshall can see both differences and commonalities between the two disciplines.

‘We Could Bring Back The Woolly Mammoth...But Should We?': Scientist Warns Of Ethics Of Resurrection

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

An archaeologist has warned that ethical issues surrounding bringing extinct animals back to life must be considered because scientists are “on the ...

DNA Testing For Cancer 'Routine Within Five Years'

PA | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

GPs could be routinely testing patients for their genetic risk of cancer within five years following a landmark study. The biggest investigation of...

Should Richard III Be Welcomed 'Home' to Yorkshire?

Rob Atkinson | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK
Rob Atkinson

The news that ancient remains, discovered under a Leicester car park, have been positively identified as those of King Richard III of England has led,...

DNA Test Reveals If Future Parents Have 'Ginger Gene'

Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Parents-to-be have the chance to find out whether they could have children with red hair. A simple DNA test, which will available at an Olympia e...

Frankenstein Food? What About Frankenstein Himself?

Sophia Moseley | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Tech
Sophia Moseley

The UN voted in favour of a ban on all human cloning but it was 'non-binding' so the UK continues to experiment with cloned embryos from which stem cells can be used to treat disease. However, 'reproductive cloning' was made illegal in the UK in 2001.

'DNA Gun' Can Tag Offenders From 40 Metres (And No, It Isn't Sci-Fi)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Tech

A 'DNA gun' able to tag suspects with DNA at a distance and track them down with 100% accuracy has been unveiled by a British firm in Las Vegas. De...

Born Not Made

PA | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

A gene has been uncovered that may help to create born leaders. The leadership gene, known as rs4950, is an inherited DNA sequence associated with ...

First-Ever Photograph Of DNA Reveals The Structure Of Life

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK Tech

Scientists have taken the first direct photograph of a strand of DNA. The famous 'double-helix' structure of DNA has become one of the most recogni...

Sarah Dean

INTERVIEW: 'Being A Girl Is hard'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sarah Dean | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

"There's a lot of focus on our image rather than our music. Being a girl is hard," says feisty Little Mix star Perrie Edwards. "If we want to wear...

Jurassic Parked: DNA Study Says Cloning Dinosaurs Is Impossible

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 11.12.2012 | UK Tech

While DNA cloning of dinosaurs seemed feasible in Jurassic Park - especially if you were 10 years old when the movie came out - scientists now say it ...

Public Consulted Over Three-Parent Babies

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.09.2012 | UK

Members of the public are being asked how they feel over the creation of IVF babies with three genetic parents. What they say could pave the way to...

Watercress Could Protect Body From Exercise Damage, Suggests Study

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Watercress can help prevent DNA damage caused by intense bouts of exercise, researchers from the University of Ulster have discovered. Although reg...

Allergies Are Gender Related, Finds Breakthrough Study

PA | Posted 09.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Doctors have discovered a child's risk of developing an allergic disease is doubled if a parent of the same sex has suffered from it, new research has...

Natural Selection?

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Disrupted DNA in the "power packs" of cells may explain why women tend to live longer than men, research suggests. Mutations in the mitochondria - ...

Dog Walker Finds Baby Boy's Placenta In Plastic Bag in Woodland

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK

A placenta from a premature baby boy was found discarded in woodland by a dog walker is "definitely human", a police investigation has found. The r...

First Team Registers For X Prize To Unlock Secret Of Living To 100

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.09.2012 | UK Tech

The first team has officially registered for the Archon X Prize to unlock the secret of living to 100. The $10m prize will be awarded to the first ...

Are Three-Parent IVF Babies 'Morally Justified'?

PA | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A report from an influential think tank could help clear the way to IVF babies being born with DNA from three different people. Outlawed techniques...

100 Years Of Innovation - Human Genome Map

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Tech

How well do you think you can ever know other people? The complete map of the human genome, every chemical twitch that makes up our collective DNA, me...

Controversial ‘Three Parent IVF’ Treatment Could Soon Be A Reality

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Babies with three biological parents could soon be a reality after a new £6m laboratory has been given the go ahead and funding to develop a unique I...

DNA Could Predict How Long You Will Live, Research Suggests

PA | Posted 10.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle

An individual's DNA can help predict how long they will live early on in life, new research suggests. Scientists studying zebra finches found the b...

Why Hating Brussels Sprouts Could Be In Your DNA

Huffington Post UK | Simon Crisp | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK

Researchers say there's a genetic explanation why some people love Brussels sprouts -- while others would rather eat a rubber shoe with their Christma...

'Terrible Crime' After Body Found In House

PA | Posted 14.02.2012 | UK

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a man's body was discovered. Officers found Graeme Melville, 25, dead when they were called to an addre...

Teacher Mauled To Death By Wolves

Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

Teacher Candice Berner was mauled to death by a pack of wolves while she was out jogging, it has been confirmed. The 32-year-old's body was discove...

Is Pomegranate Juice The Elixir Of Youth?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

A glass of pomegranate juice a day could keep the wrinkles away, according to a new study that reveals it slows down the ageing process of DNA. Pom...