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Rare brain samples lost in freezer failure

Health

Rare brain samples lost in freezer failure

A perfect storm of technical failures at a Harvard centre has destroyed precious human brain samples, including 53 from people with autism

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Gift of the gab

Humans

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Gift of the gab

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Energy upgrade

Humans

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Energy upgrade

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Lucky accidents of human evolution: Brain gain

Humans

Lucky accidents of human evolution: Brain gain

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Health

World's first Parkinson's vaccine is trialled

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Watching surgeons expand a baby's skull

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Watching surgeons expand a baby's skull

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The AI game that knows you better than anyone

Technology

The AI game that knows you better than anyone

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Life

Zen meditators tap in to subliminal messages

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Premature babies may have increased risk of psychosis

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Life

Autism study strengthens idea that we read God's mind

People with autism are less likely to believe in God – possibly because they have difficulty reading other's intentions

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Health

Immune cells gobble up healthy but idle brain cells

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Time flows uphill for remote Papua New Guinea tribe

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Speedy pH changes detected in brain for first time

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Technology

Mind-reading robot teachers keep students focused

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