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The mutant gene that makes horses white

White horses are actually mutants whose defective DNA carries a gene that accelerates ageing, scientists have discovered

Dawkins slaps creationists into primordial soup

The evangelical atheist talks heroes, villians and Big Brother as he launches his new Channel 4 show, Dawkins on Darwin

Race for secrets of IVF as Louise Brown turns 30

Fertility treatment has become commonplace but the next challenge is finding ways to improve its poor success rate

Iceberg threat to Antarctic ecosystem

Sea floor being decimated by number of bergs from global warming

Scientists make gene link to African HIV epidemic

A genetic variant which is carried by 90 per cent of Africans has been found to raise the risk of infection by 40 per cent

Nasa telescope shines a new light into galaxy

A star in the Milky Way has been found to be the galaxy’s second brightest, shining with the light of 3.2 million suns

A mystery insect has left scientists stumped

Entomologists from across Europe have been unable to identify a tiny insect found outside the Natural History Museum

‘Robo-cart’ racehorse trainer takes the reins

Cart electronically analyses the horse as it walks, trots and gallops along a track, providing information on its performance

Worms sucked in by predator

A carnivorous slug that kills worms with its blade-like teeth, sucking them in like spaghetti, has been found in Britain

Angry farmers in protest over badger cull

Government's decision to instead authorise vaccination research was greeted by furious farmers in Westminster today

Acupuncture has 'no effect' on IVF pregnancy

Infertile women are doing nothing to improve chances of having a baby with expensive therapies, say experts

Deal to rescue Jodrell Bank

Future of Britain's window on the stars secured with agreement to reinstate funding for observatory's key research project

Diabetes and obesity linked to male infertiltiy

Excess weight, which is known to affect female fertility adversely, has a parallel impact on men, two studies have shown

Concern over popular infertility treatment

ICSI procedure in which sperm is injected directly into eggs can be risky, expensive and is used too often, say experts

Expert: health risks of IVF twins 'exaggerated'

Infertile couples who want more than one child should be encouraged to try for IVF twins, a senior US doctor has claimed