YOU WONT BELIEVE: 7 | Mind Blowing Facts

The ethical minefield of screening for disabilities

With prenatal genetic screening now routine, it’s relevant to ask whether prospective parents or scientists understand enough about the results.

360info · Feb 26, 2023

Why life is about to get better for patients with rare diseases

‘Rare’ diseases are anything but. And with cheaper DNA sequencing, patients’ lives will be transformed.

360info · Feb 26, 2023

The race to improve DNA sequencing

Cost, availability and sample preservation are the main concerns but progress is rapid.

360info · Feb 26, 2023

Creditors, politicians and 'morons': who's really caught in the government debt trap?

When nations get caught in spiralling debt, it’s future generations who will end up paying the price.

360info · Feb 23, 2023

A potential debt trap in Nepal

If the government of Nepal is not too careful with debt diplomacy, it might face a similar fate to Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

360info · Feb 23, 2023

Pakistan’s debt is a teetering house of cards

Pakistan faces a wave of problems on multiple fronts, but its growing debt can no longer be overlooked as inflation soars and foreign reserves crumble.

360info · Feb 23, 2023

How to end the deadly government debt spiral

COVID-19 triggered a massive increase in government debt, mainly in low-income countries. But it would be economically wrong to put all the blame on COVID.

360info · Feb 23, 2023

The tourists who visit Ukraine’s warzones

War attracts a certain type of tourist as Ukraine has discovered. Apart from safety issues, the legal and ethical ramifications are complex.

360info · Feb 19, 2023

Russia and Ukraine have a common enemy - time

War’s most inflexible factor is time. How Ukraine and Russia’s clocks tick down will decide who wins this war.

360info · Feb 19, 2023

Why Ukraine is winning the media war

Access to the internet, journalists and a charismatic leader have ensured Ukraine is winning the propaganda war against Russia.

360info · Feb 19, 2023