DNA

Monkeypox: Time To Worry Or One To Ignore?

If you're still reeling from the COVID pandemic, well sorry but there's another virus to get to grips with. This time it's monkeypox and there are around 80 confirmed cases in 11 countries, that would not normally expect to have the disease.So, what is going on?

21 May 2022
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From COVID To Cancer: High Hopes For mRNA Tech

The coronavirus pandemic has made vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna and the mRNA technology that they use into household names. These types of jabs are new but researchers have been working for decades to try to figure out how to use messenger RNA for other vaccinations and to treat illnesses from AIDS to cancer. How Does It Work? Messenger RNA's job in the body is to help deliver specific instructions from DNA to cells.In the case of the Pfizer/BioNTec

18 October 2021
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Nestle wants your DNA

The company that brought you milk chocolate, Maggi instant noodles and Rocky Road ice cream is worried about your health.Nestle SA, the world’s largest food company, has joined the trend for personalised nutrition with a blend of artificial intelligence, DNA testing and the modern obsession with Instagramming food.

31 August 2018
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