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Cancer gene donor fathered 200 kids across 14 countries

Rare TP53 mutation escaped screening tests, leaving families facing childhood cancers

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According to AFP, the European Sperm Bank was first alerted in April 2020 when a child conceived through this donor was diagnosed with cancer and found to carry a TP53 mutation. illustrative image.

Watch: Pakistan navy tests anti-ship ballistic missile

Test showcases Pakistan Navy’s indigenous missile capabilities

Pakistan Nave conducts a test of indigenously developed ship-launched anti-ship ballistic missile.

New astronaut training Centre set to open in UAE

Facility aims to prepare astronauts and advance human spaceflight research

Human Spaceflight Training Center is set to open in UAE soon.

Pakistan’s first astronaut to join China space mission

In a historic first, Pakistani astronaut will train and fly alongside Chinese crew

PM Shehbaz Sharif witnesses the exchange of agreements between officials from Suparco and CMSA, the Chinese space agency in March 2025. File photo

Eyes in sky: Pakistan launches new satellite from China

Advanced satellite to boost agriculture, disaster management, and CPEC development

Pakistan’s first Hyperspectral Satellite HS-1 launching from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre (JSLC).

Pakistan to launch new satellite from China this month

HS-1 mission marks a major leap in Pakistan’s space ambitions, promising breakthroughs

A global navigation satellite. Picture for illustrative purposes only.

Refugee to Nobel glory: Omar Yaghi’s incredible journey

Born in Amman to refugee parents, Yaghi rose from humble roots to reshape modern chemistry

At Berkeley, Yaghi leads research and mentorship programmes that promote science without borders, empowering young scholars worldwide through the Berkeley Global Science Institute, which has established research centres in Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Argentina, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

3 win Nobel for discoveries on immune tolerance

Their work paved way for new treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases

The portraits of Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are displayed during a press conference where the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine are being announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 6, 2025.

Mubadala Bio gets new CEO to boost global life sciences

Essam Mohamed named new CEO, Hamad Husein Al Marzooqi as Deputy CEO, Atif Azeem as CFO

AI stethoscope diagnoses heart disease in 15 seconds

Tested on 12,000 patients, it spotted heart failure, valve disease and abnormal rhythms

The breakthrough could transform cardiac care by enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses and life-saving early treatment. Picture used for illustrative purposes only.

Spicomellus: Oldest spiky dinosaur found in Morocco

165-million-year-old dinosaur Spicomellus had extravagant armour unlike any other

Fossils recently unearthed in the Atlas Mountains reveal that Spicomellus is the oldest known ankylosaur — a family of heavily armored dinosaurs famed for their bony hides and tail clubs

Fireball blazes across night sky in Southern Japan

The fireball was produced after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere

Fireball streaks across sky above southern Japan

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