Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues
The scientist who led an experiment to create gene-edited babies has been criticised for acting unethically towards the couples and infants involved
Global carbon emissions rose 3 per cent this year (which is bad)
Just weeks after a major UN report on 1.5°C warned that CO2 emissions need to fall fast, the latest figures show they are in fact rising fast
UK DNA project hits major milestone with 100,000 genomes sequenced
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has hit its target for sequencing the genetic data of people with cancer and rare diseases
Tonnes of food are thrown away daily – could meal kits be the answer?
The scale of food waste is shocking, with almost 30 per cent of US food ending up in the bin. Firms like Blue Apron and HelloFresh could offer a surprising solution
First baby born thanks to womb transplant from deceased donor
A woman has successfully given birth after receiving a uterus taken from a dead person. The success could make womb transplants much more widely available
New medical implants need a higher approval bar than toothbrushes
To protect patients we must make it as difficult to gain approval for medical devices as it is for medicines, says Peter Wilmshurst
Phone app can diagnose anaemia from photos of fingernails
Two billion people have anaemia – now a smartphone app that analyses photos of their fingernails can help them monitor the condition
Sculpted Wi-Fi waves can turn your whole office into a computer
Bouncing around specially tailored waves can turn an entire room into an analogue computer, which could help build an energy-efficient artificial intelligence
We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will
The latest figures show that preventative efforts are working, if only governments are willing to put them into action, says Deborah Gold
Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun’s north pole
The sun has a north pole but no spacecraft has ever photographed it. Now the European Space Agency has cleverly pieced a together picture of it using other images