Image copyright Getty Images Medicine has always been personal to some extent – a doctor looks for the best way to help the patient sitting in front of them. But with advances in technology, it is becoming possible to use the most unique of characteristics – our genomes – to tailor treatments for individuals. Genomes […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption All 157 passengers and crew were killed when flight ET302 went down shortly after take-off The pilots of the Ethiopian Airline plane that crashed in March with the loss of 157 lives were not at fault, the airline’s chief executive has said. Criticisms of the crew’s actions were “seriously
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The Latest on final round of the U.S. Open (all times local): 4:15 p.m. After all that, Tiger Woods ended up matching his lowest closing round at a U.S. Open since 2009. Woods made four birdies over the back nine to finish at 2-under 69 and 2 under for the tournament. He opened the day
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Boris Johnson has confirmed that he will take part in the BBC TV debate on Tuesday after the second round of leadership votes among Conservative MPs. He told the BBC’s World At One: “I think it is important that we have a sensible grown-up debate. My own observation is that in the past when you’ve
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European settlement wiped out half of Australia’s indigenous languages, and about 100 more are in serious danger of being lost. Miriwoong is one of them. Spoken for tens of thousands of years in a part of Western Australia, the language is now spoken by only a handful of fluent speakers. But there is a huge
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Edwin Encarnación will find himself in a familiar spot after he joins the Yankees in New York on Monday. Manager Aaron Boone plans to use AL home run leader as his team’s primary designated hitter once the 36-year-old slugger arrives. The AL East leaders acquired Encarnación for a minor league pitcher in a late-night trade
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Five of the six contenders in the race to be leader of the Conservative Party appeared in a TV debate aired on Channel 4. Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab and Rory Stewart answered questions on issues such as Brexit and public policy in front of a studio audience. One candidate’s podium stood
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Electricity is being restored to tens of millions of homes and businesses across South America after a massive power failure. Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay were left without power shortly after 07:00 (11:00 BST), causing trains to be halted and failures with traffic signalling, according to local media. Argentine President Mauricio Macri has promised
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Carli Lloyd had just scored on an 18-yard volley to put the United States ahead 11 minutes in against Chile. After leaping, pumping a fist and hugging teammate Lindsey Horan, she raised both hands chin high and made four tiny pitter-patter claps , the type seen more frequently at Pebble Beach than Parc des Princes.
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[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] In the 12 years since fierce backlash forced Gov. Eliot Spitzer to abandon a proposal to offer driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, New York has fashioned much of its political identity around a commitment to immigrant issues. That resolve
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