Three of the major dictionaries have nominated their word of the year for 2018 - "single-use", "toxic", and "misinformation". What the Panelists Kevin Milne and Jennie Moreton want to talk about. A Chinese professor has presented the world with its first genetically edited babies - twin girls whose DNA has been altered to prevent them from contracting HIV. But it's been described as "monstrous" by others in the scientific community. Otago University's Dr Jeanne Snelling joins us to explain why. Christmas is just around the corner - and so is the debate about what greeting to use. There may be a clearer answer in research out today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, into why some people become dependent on alcohol while other people don't.
27 Nov 2018
