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A new study shows that RNA splicing, not just gene expression, holds powerful clues to why some mammals live far longer than ...

Under the legacy EU regulations retained after Brexit, all genetically edited plants continued to be regulated as GMO, regardless of the modification or the technology used to make the edit or change.

Did you know all sweet potatoes are naturally genetically modified? Learn how nature shaped this nutritious root vegetable long before humans got involved, and why it matters for our diets.

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A leading education union boss says headteachers will be unable to fulfil the government's latest plan to teach the sciences separately at GCSE because of an overwhelming lack of specialist teachers.

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