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Biggest News Stories of 2018

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2018 has seen some amazing breakthroughs, so we thought we would highlight some of the biggest stories for you.

  1. Three paraplegic patients walk again
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  2. Microplastics discovered in human stool for the first time
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  3. Immune cells fail in the presence of excess fat
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  4. First gene therapy trial for a genetic cause of blindness yields positive results
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  5. He Jiankui claims to have created the world's first gene-edited babies
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  6. Bigger brains are associated with an increased risk of brain cancer
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  7. 1 in 4 statisticians are asked to commit scientific fraud
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  8. Eating junk food ignites a sustained immune response in mice
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  9. A quantum processor has been used to study gene regulation
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  10. Researchers undertook the largest ever brain imaging study
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  11. Excessive use of Viagra can cause permanent retinal damage
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