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Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Man survives pig kidney transplant

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SABS tackles declining male fertility in sub-Saharan Africa

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Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa - why this is wrong

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Researchers operate inexpensive drones to ‘see’ the areas with the highest likelihood of parasites. Chelsea L. Wood/University of Washington, CC BY-ND

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Bacteriophages infecting a bacterial cell.
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Human gene editing: who decides the rules?

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A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

A new way to give an old TB vaccine proves highly effective in monkeys

JoAnne L. Flynn 2 Jan 2020

Giving pregnant women antibiotics could harm the lungs of preemies, according to study in mice

Giving pregnant women antibiotics could harm the lungs of preemies, according to study in mice

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Admire Dube, associate professor of pharmacy, University of the Western Cape

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New approach to treating cystic fibrosis

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Low blood pressure may cause problems for many older people.

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