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Genetic disease 'created in lab' Newspapers report today that researchers have managed to recreate a genetic disease in a laboratory. The Times said that scientists created stem cells and nerve cells with the characteristics of spinal muscular atrophy using skin cells from a child w

Sleep and diabetes "People who can't get a good night's sleep could be at greater risk of developing diabetes," the Daily Mail reported. It said researchers believe that a mutant gene affecting the body clock could be the cause. The mutation not only af

'Kevin and Perry' hormone Scientists have found "a 'Kevin and Perry' hormone that turns angelic children into foul-tempered teenagers", the Daily Mail reported. It said a study has found that the hormone, neurokinin B, causes the hormonal surge in adolescence.

Greed isn't all in the genes The Daily Telegraph reported today on a "greedy gene" that causes some children to eat 100 extra calories at every meal. It said scientists had discovered that the gene appears to make...

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