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What does it mean to be posthuman?

Humans

What does it mean to be posthuman?

Bioscience and medical technology are propelling us beyond the old human limits. Are Extremes and The Posthuman good guides to this frontier?

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Smelling double

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Life

First land animals kept their fish faces

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Lone wolf: The beast that shouldn't have been

Life

Lone wolf: The beast that shouldn't have been

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Zoologger: The moth with the highest-pitched hearing

Life

Zoologger: The moth with the highest-pitched hearing

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Bristly tongue helps bats grab nectar

Life

Bristly tongue helps bats grab nectar

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Orcas battle sperm whales in cetacean battle royal

Life

Orcas battle sperm whales in cetacean battle royal

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Zoologger: The hibernating lemur that feeds on its tail

Life

Zoologger: The hibernating lemur that feeds on its tail

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Life

Lethal DNA tags could keep innocent people out of jail

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Micro-ratchet spins pearls with perfect symmetry

Micro-ratchet spins pearls with perfect symmetry

It took humans hundreds of thousands of years to invent the wheel, but molluscs have been turning out flawless spheres for hundreds of millions of years.

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No pips to squeak

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Life

Hidden talent: What's your superpower?

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Discover your hidden superpowers

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Health

Age-defying: Master key of lifespan found in brain

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