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Tom Clarke

Tom Clarke

Science and Technology Editor at Sky News

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  • English
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Genetics testing start-up offers to 'genetically optimise' would-be parents' babies

By signing up to the service, Nucleus Genomics will profile DNA sequences of embryos and allow would-be parents to review them for known disease genes and traits. It makes the debate around Sydney Sweeney's "good genes" advert seem rather quaint.
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Regulators approve first trials for puberty-blocking drugs in child...

One trial will compare those receiving puberty-supressing drugs and non-medical care with those receiving non-medical care alone and follow the participants for two years.
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The COVID inquiry highlights a truly damning statistic - but there'...

Those in charge failed to learn from their mistake of delaying lockdown, leading to a far greater loss of lives.
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Why US may soon have a real energy emergency

US firms are likely to suffer because they can't get enough power, while consumers will end up paying more because of Mr Trump's dismissive approach to renewables.
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COP Out: Is Net Zero Dead?

With the Amazon facing irreversible damage, the world meets in Brazil this week for COP30. But what difference have years of these meetings made?
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Renewable energy produces more electricity than coal for the first ...

Solar and wind are now growing fast enough to not only meet the world's growing appetite for electricity, but to outstrip it.
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Trump links paracetamol use in pregnancy to increased risk of autis...

While most doctors would advise women only to take medicines in pregnancy when necessary, avoiding paracetamol could do more harm than good.
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One of the world's biggest icebergs is finally breaking up after 40...

The rapid break-up of the iceberg could represent a temporary hazard to shipping, especially as pieces become too small to monitor by satellite.
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Permission granted for first-of-its-kind British rocket launch

Although the newly-granted licence allows up to 16 launches a year, the Shetland's spaceport isn't expected to be able to facilitate a launch until early 2026.
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Babies born with DNA from three people in the UK - to prevent 'deva...

It is a major advance for the technique, called mitochondrial donation therapy, designed to prevent a life-limiting, often fatal, illness.
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Many cancers no longer 'a death sentence' as treatment on 'cusp of ...

Sir Stephen Powis said the number of those living longer with the disease and surviving will continue to increase, as he compared the progress made in cancer treatment to the success in developing treatment for HIV since he qualified as a doctor 40 years ago.
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We are entering 'golden age' of cancer treatment - and also facing ...

Cancer treatment is becoming increasingly personalised and oncologists know their enemy in more intimate detail than ever before. But we're entering a parallel and less gilded era too.
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What Starship failure means for Elon Musk's Mars plans

Musk has a reputation for over-promising on timings but ultimately delivering era-defining technology - but is this an early sign he has finally reached too far?
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'These are needless deaths': Vaccine misinformation will lead to mo...

There have been 935 confirmed cases of measles in the US, with outbreaks in six states and cases reported in 23 others. Three people, including two children, have died - none were vaccinated.
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Is Trump's White House fuelling deadly measles outbreak in the US?

America’s former vaccine chief told Sky News there will be more deaths from a US measles outbreak unless the US government changes its position on vaccinations.
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Amount of electricity needed to power world's data centres expected...

The rise in demand, predicted to be highly concentrated around the world's tech and population hubs, will put pressure on utility companies, grid infrastructure and the planet.
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Baby girl becomes first child in UK to be born from womb transplant

It was the first time the procedure had taken place in the UK. The birth will give hope to thousands of women born without a womb.
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'Disgraceful' amount of sewage still being dumped in English rivers...

The frustration for consumers is that many of us will see significant increases to our bills in order to finance the investments being demanded by Ofwat and the government to meet pollution targets.
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Hacking by criminals and spies has reached 'unprecedented complexit...

The US-based tech company is launching 11 AI cybersecurity "agents" tasked with identifying and sifting through suspicious emails, blocking hacking attempts and gathering intelligence on where attacks may originate.
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Humanoid machine performs real-world task in significant developmen...

The robot called Apollo can lift more than 25kg and potentially perform repetitive tasks that are, in the words of developers, too "dull, dirty or dangerous" for humans.
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'We take nothing for granted': Falkland Islanders on UK support ami...

Argentina's President Javier Milei has said he will not relinquish his country's claim to sovereignty over the Falklands, but nor will he seek conflict with the UK.