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The secrets of intelligence lie within a single cell

Life

The secrets of intelligence lie within a single cell

How come a cell can behave like a tiny computer or build a complex shell? Because it's smarter than anyone thought possible, says Brian J. Ford

Opinion

Anil Seth: How we'll find out what consciousness is

Life

Anil Seth: How we'll find out what consciousness is

Opinion

Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer

Life

Brain shuts off in response to healer's prayer

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Briefing: New law claims a fetus can feel pain

Health

Briefing: New law claims a fetus can feel pain

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Empathetic mirror neurons found in humans at last

Life

Empathetic mirror neurons found in humans at last

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Randy Gardner, the 17-year-old schoolboy who didn't sleep for 11 days

Health

Randy Gardner, the 17-year-old schoolboy who didn't sleep for 11 days

Features

Maxed out: How long can we concentrate for?

Life

Maxed out: How long can we concentrate for?

Features

Maxed out: How much can we remember?

Life

Maxed out: How much can we remember?

Features

It pays to remember what made you sad

Life

It pays to remember what made you sad

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Health

Stranger danger at heart of racial bias

Children with a rare genetic condition linked to gregariousness lack any kind of racial bias, suggesting that social fear underlies such prejudices

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Technology

Visual tricks can make downloads seem quicker

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Life

Is that paradise beckoning, or just CO2 in your blood?

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Health

Electrical engineering fixes brain's circuit board

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Life

A little stress may boost the fetal brain

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