An unprecedented moment – but what the US and Iran do next could be even more momentous

For decades, the United States and Iran have carefully avoided crossing a dangerous red line into a direct military confrontation. One American president after another held back from deploying their military might against the Islamic Republic for fear of sinking the US into potentially the most perilous Middle East war of all. Now, the commander-in-chief,…

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Every baby in the UK to receive DNA testing

Personalised medicine, made possible through things like DNA testing, will form a big part the health secretary’s new plan for the NHS. Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS. The whole-genome sequencing will screen for hundreds of diseases and allow people to “leapfrog” killer…

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