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When technology bites back From the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic to the Chernobyl nuclear accident 30 years ago, technology has repeatedly confounded its creators.
27 April 2016
Researchers at the Cloning & Genetic Engineering section of the Beijing Genomics Institute. ©Reuters/Bobby Yip Human genetic research with Chinese characteristics Researchers from Guangzhou Medical University used a gene-editing technique CRISPR to artificially induce a mutation in human cells.
13 April 2016
Face value: How fertile women spot rivals It is not only animals that rely on physical cues to gauge the fertility of potential rivals for a mate.
27 January 2016
Rights groups urge Merkel to press Egypt over violations Five prominent rights groups on Monday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press for an end to human rights abuses in Egypt.
02 June 2015
Scientists stretch haul of height-related genes Scientists said they had pinpointed nearly 700 genetic variations that determine human height, more than tripling the haul in researc.
06 October 2014
Worms, flies and humans: how we are related Biologists said the genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms was similar in many ways, a discovery that could help basic research.
28 August 2014
©Reuters Tiny chip mimics brain, delivers supercomputer speed Researchers unveiled a powerful new postage-stamp size chip delivering supercomputer performance using a process that mimics the human brain.
08 August 2014
Photo courtesy of prokuror.gov.kz Kazakhstan sees 31 policemen convicted for torture 35 torture cases have been initiated and 31 policemen convicted in Kazakhstan.
17 May 2014
Paul Johnston of the Ottawa Police Service. Photo courtesy of cbc.ca Philippines probes diplomat in Canada 'nanny trafficking' The Philippine government said Saturday it was investigating a Filipina diplomat charged in Canada for alleged human trafficking involving the exploitation of her nanny.
12 May 2014
Honda's new ASIMO robot, more human-like than ever It walks and runs, even up and down stairs. It can open a bottle and serve a drink, and politely tries to shake hands with a stranger. Meet the latest ASIMO, Honda's humanoid robot.
17 April 2014
Photo courtesy of Martin Bates Earliest human footprints outside Africa found in Britain: scientists Footprints left by ancient humans 800,000 years ago have been found in Britain, the earliest evidence of such markings outside Africa.
11 February 2014
©Reuters/Pichi Chuang China confirms human death from new bird flu type A 73-year-old Chinese woman has died of a type of bird flu new in humans, health officials say, but experts believe the risk of it spreading between people is low.
18 December 2013
Row grows after US Marshals strip-search Indian diplomat US officials admitted Tuesday that they strip-searched a female Indian diplomat after she was arrested in New York in a new twist to a growing row that has seen India hit back with reprisals such as removing security barriers around the US embassy.
18 December 2013
Ethiopia's colossal human airlift from Saudi Arabia When Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens living illegally in Saudi Arabia last month, 30,000 people were expected to return.
13 December 2013
United Nations Development Program in Kazakhstan. Illustration by tengrinews.kz Kazakhstan leads Central Asia in human development UNDP published their annual human development report. Kazakhstan comes 68th - the highest rank among Central Asian countries.
06 November 2011
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