A school pupil from Hull, who is at risk of failing his GCSEs this summer, has initiated a civil lawsuit against his parents due to ‘unacceptable DNA’. 15 year-old Ben Jones is seeking £1.3 million in damages as an insurance policy against the prospect of long-term unemployment. [read...]
Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove has given his first approval to use a gene-editing tool on 10 to 17 year-old criminals. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute will attempt to modify DNA in donated offenders to better understand which human genes are responsible for extreme twattishness. [read...]
The ongoing austerity programme, which has seen cuts of up to 40% to the budgets of many government departments, has bumped up against the obligation to provide round the clock security for former Prime Minister Tony Blair. [read...]
Scientists examining the 80,000 year old DNA belonging to the body of a girl found in Siberia’s Denisova cave have made the interesting discovery that she was extremely attractive. [read...]
‘In the old version you never knew if the crab was coming or going, so this is a considerable breakthrough for crustacean technology. However, we have had to compromise the design with a rear-view mirror so they can get used to new methods of navigation.’ [read...]
