As universities become more like vocational colleges than places of higher learning, the humanities are in steep decline. They can and should be saved.

Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases * ‘We’d never heard of it’: a woman tells of her daughter’s death of mitochondrial disease Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people to prevent the children from inheriting incurable genetic disorders. The mothers were all high risk for passing on life-threatening diseases to their babies due to mutations in their mitochondria, the tiny structures that sit inside cells and provide the power they need to function. Continue reading...

Ban on foie gras imports and hunting trophies not brought in, while rules protecting chickens have been weakened Labour has failed to implement any of its promised animal welfare policies in its first year in office and also weakened protections for chickens, campaigners have said. Among the pledges that have not been implemented are banning the sale of animals with cropped ears, prohibiting imports of hunting trophies and banning imports of foie gras. Some relate to the UK as a whole, others to England, Wales and Scotland and the proposed ban on trail hunting just to England and Wales. End illegal puppy farming and the smuggling of animals including dogs, puppies and kittens. Prohibit the importation of dogs and cats with fashion-based mutilations. Ban the use of snare traps. Ban the importation of heavily pregnant cats and dogs. Accelerate the phasing out of animal testing. Continue reading...

This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.

Quest to create viable human sex cells in lab progressing rapidly, with huge implications for reproduction

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Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

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London transport body says allowing Bpas adverts on its network could bring police and City Hall into disrepute

The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience at LSE will develop new approaches to studying the feelings of other animals scientifically.

Maria Margarita Rojas charged with illegal performance of procedure, considered a second-degree felony in the state

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Conceptual engineering is a philosophical method that aims to design and spread conceptual and linguistic devices to cause meaningful changes in the world. So far, however, conceptual engineers have s...

Pause comes as Crisafulli government launches independent review after reports gender-affirming hormones were given without proper consultation

AI expert and DeepMind contributor Shannon Vallor explores OpenAI's latest GPT-4o model, based on the ideas of her new book, ‘The AI Mirror’. Despite modest intellectual improvements, AGI's…

Exclusive: Scientists at UCL hope one-off dose of powerful hallucinogenic could help drinkers reduce intake

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Exclusive: All 15 health districts and the state’s health minister refuse to give public information on access to terminations

Greens MP Dr Amanda Cohn says ‘far too little has changed’ since abortion was decriminalised in NSW five years ago