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Boys grow at slower rate if they were given antibiotics as newborns

Boys given antibiotics in the first two weeks of life are more likely to gain weight and height at a lower than average rate – but the effect is not seen in girls

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CRISPR-like tool for RNA editing could temporarily alter your proteins

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Nurses work on patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in St George's Hospital

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UK coronavirus variant deadlier but researchers say no need to panic

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Climate impact on childhood diet may undermine food security efforts

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Does the coronavirus spread more through the air than on surfaces?

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Covid-19 outbreak in Manaus suggests herd immunity may not be possible

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Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

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How covid-19 could become as mild as a common cold

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Genomic medicine is deeply biased towards white people

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Why vaccinating everyone on the planet may still not wipe out covid-19

More transmissible coronavirus variants, coupled with questions about whether the vaccines prevent transmission, means it might be impossible to wipe out covid-19

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Global spread of UK coronavirus variant could overwhelm health systems

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How worried should we be about the new coronavirus variants?

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China and the US clash over mission to find source of the coronavirus

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Can coronavirus variants reinfect people and evade the vaccines?

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