A “HUMAN guinea pig” scientist has become the first person in the world to have all his DNA screened for unknown disease risk factors.

Some species of primate have been infected with HIV-like viruses for millions of years longer than previously thought, new research has suggested.

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American Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry today, honoured in Sweden for his work on how information stored within a gene is copied and transferred to the parts of cells that produce proteins.

The pope’s breathing problems are not a routine complication of the flu but are worsened by his Parkinson’s disease, several doctors said.