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THE DEAD AND THE DYING

The heavy decrepit bodies of the great and not so, mingled with their offsprings, children too young to realise that this too would be...

A WALK IN THE RAIN

He aged within the silences of our stilted conversation. His eyes were those of a man who’d seen his kingdoms fall and the survival...

BIRTHDAYS

I don’t look in the mirror anymore because it always startles me when I don’t recall the face. This year I had the most solitary...

I FOUGHT A WAR FOR YOU

The trumpets that break the dawn A fanfare to the dying and unborn Passion replaced by duty Love replaced by fear And the ticking of the clock Says “Young...

THAT’S HOW IT ENDS

She died in my arms Not a word was said In silence we rose And got out of our bed Her eyes would flash I knew them too well Every...

Human genome editing report strikes the right balance between risks and benefits

Gene therapy is growing in its capabilities, but there should be limits to its use If you recognise the words “CRISPR-mediated gene editing”, then...