The Guardian
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At the limit of Moore’s law: scientists develop molecule-sized transistors
Researchers find transistors can be produced consisting of atoms 600,000 times thinner than a human hair – paving way for atom-scale chips
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Science, values and the limits of measurement
Metrics play a growing role in managing research. But to understand their limitations, we need to draw on the humanities.
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Born this way? Society, sexuality and the search for the ‘gay gene’
Are our sexual desires derived from our genes? Or can we make active choices about who we are sexually attracted to?
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How laboratory-grown organs will transform our lives
With people living longer than ever, being able to replace bits of the human body as they wear out has become a new frontier in medicine
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Old before your time? People age at wildly different rates, study confirms
Tests on physiological markers in nearly 1,000 38-year-olds found that some had biological ages many years older than their birthdates would suggest
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AI: will the machines ever rise up?
From Ex Machina to Terminator Genisys, ‘synths’ and robots have invaded our popular culture. But how real is the reel depiction of artificial intelligence?
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Building bigger brains
A new study uncovers the role of a single gene that can control brain size and intelligence — of zebrafish and guppies
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Sexism in science: did Watson and Crick really steal Rosalind Franklin’s data?
The race to uncover the structure of DNA reveals fascinating insights into how Franklin’s data was key to the double helix model, but the ‘stealing’ myth stems from Watson’s memoir […]
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Scientists film death of white blood cell for first time and discover alert system
Australian and US scientists capture on video each stage of death of a human white blood cell, revealing the dying cells apparently try to alert their neighbours