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FT Health: Future of Research & Development

From genome-editing and digital surgery to the make-up of clinical trials and Cambridge’s future as a UK research hub, FT writers look at the latest in health research and development

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Brilliance in the genes: inside Britain’s ‘Nobel prize factory’
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology enjoys a tally of 16 laureates
High-tech hospital R&D focuses on controlling costs
‘Simulated sunrises’ among projects at Philips research facility
Delivery innovation spreads vaccines’ benefits
Advances in refrigeration and alternatives to needle-based injections boost uptake
How to change your diet to save the planet
First scientific targets for healthy eating from sustainable agriculture
Photoacoustic imaging enables scientists to step up war on cancer
New technology builds on effect first observed by Alexander Bell in 1880
How to stop a lack of diversity undermining clinical trial data
Race and ethnicity vary patients’ response to drugs
Beyond ‘superbabies’: how Crispr is revolutionising medicine
Genome-editing offers new tools for diagnostics, drug discovery and treating disease
Robot surgeons lack tactile sensation to replace humans
Suturing device reduces time to make stitch from 25 seconds to one-third of a second