Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A gene-editing technique has been used to alter DNA directly inside a human’s body for the first time. In a clinical trial, scientists used aContinue Reading

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OpenAI has reduced the valuation it is seeking in talks with investors by $150bn (£112bn), lowering the figure from $1.4tn to $1.25tn after pushback, according to the Financial Times. The reduction comes as investors weigh the cost of sustaining the artificial intelligence boom, with more than $1tn (£746bn) wiped offContinue Reading

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Diagnostic uncertainty: why losing a diagnosis can be as difficult as receiving one

Christina Applegate has spoken about the distress of learning that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, despite continuing to experience debilitating symptoms. Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock When actor Christina Applegate revealed that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), she described the experience as “very unnerving” and “really confusing”.Continue Reading

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A British transport company is eyeing a potential takeover deal from its Spanish majority shareholder. National Express parent firm Mobico has said it is inContinue Reading

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