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death

What are the options for right-to-die campaigners?

Life

What are the options for right-to-die campaigners?

This week, two severely paralysed men received the verdicts in their right-to-die cases at the UK's Court of Appeal. 51¶¯Âþ unpicks the issues

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Mummified Inca child sacrifice gives up her secrets

Health

Mummified Inca child sacrifice gives up her secrets

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Blue wave of death caught on camera

Life

Blue wave of death caught on camera

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End-of-life care scheme axed because of poor record

Health

End-of-life care scheme axed because of poor record

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Flowers have been at funerals for 13,000 years

Life

Flowers have been at funerals for 13,000 years

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Ötzi the iceman's cells show battle brain damage

Life

Ötzi the iceman's cells show battle brain damage

Regulars

Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man

Health

Mindscapes: First interview with a dead man

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Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

Health

Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

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Scans could spare parents the grief of infant autopsies

Health

Scans could spare parents the grief of infant autopsies

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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?

Books & Arts

Health

Hours after death, we can still bring people back

Opinion

Health

Life expectancy lower in US than other rich countries

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Life

The hologenome: A new view of evolution

Features

Health

Cadaver stem cells offer new hope of life after death

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