Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

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My son, now in his 30s, has done the DNA thing and is now questioning why he’s 60% Jewish when that isn’t in either family. I’m torn about whether I should tell him.

The world of DNA identification, in comparison, has received a slightly higher level of skepticism. When it was first discovered in 1984, it seemed like a blast of sci-fi precision.

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Prostaglandins are lipid autacoids derived from arachidonic acid. They both sustain homeostatic functions and mediate pathogenic mechanisms, including the inflammatory response. They are generated ...