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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

Using fun elements such as challenges, goals and rewards, games are playing a significant role in learning, lifestyle management and disease awareness.

The battle to reduce road deaths

In the move to a more sustainable and safer future, tackling road accident injuries and fatalities will require a more concerted effort.

The ‘scamdemic’ affecting everyone

Cyber scams are rising globally, targeting the vulnerable, especially youth. Understanding tactics and regional efforts is key to a safer cyberspace.

How educational board games can make learning genetics fun

Serious gaming meets GeneBlocks — a board game that makes complex science fun and boosts students’ understanding of genetic principles.

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Gene editing has arrived

The UK and US have both approved a gene editing therapy to overcome the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease, but the treatment is expensive.

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Why a cure for HIV remains elusive

Advances in cancer treatment, gene editing and mRNA technology are helping researchers in their pursuit of an HIV cure.

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The ethical minefield of screening for disabilities

With prenatal genetic screening now routine, it’s relevant to ask whether prospective parents or scientists understand enough about the results.

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DNA could ensure strawberry fields forever

Advances in the field are revolutionary but require safeguards to curb misuse.

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Why life is about to get better for patients with rare diseases

‘Rare’ diseases are anything but. And with cheaper DNA sequencing, patients’ lives will be transformed.

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Cheaper gene screening makes for DNA data dilemma

Cheaper DNA sequencing promises a world of health benefits. But to realise these, careful and sensitive storage of DNA data is vital.

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Indonesia: Challenging ‘exploitative’ fly-in, fly-out research

Developing economies need research to improve quality of life. Combining developed and developing economies into a research consortium builds capacity.

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How games can inform, educate and raise awareness

The battle to reduce road deaths

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How educational board games can make learning genetics fun

Gene editing has arrived

Why a cure for HIV remains elusive

The ethical minefield of screening for disabilities

DNA could ensure strawberry fields forever

Why life is about to get better for patients with rare diseases

Cheaper gene screening makes for DNA data dilemma

Indonesia: Challenging ‘exploitative’ fly-in, fly-out research

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