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This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

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This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

The algorithm can figure out when the word “moron” is used in good fun, and when a seemingly innocuous word like "animal" is being used to demonise people

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Your ‘risk intelligence’ decides how much of a daredevil you are

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Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain

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Transmission electron microscopy of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a DNA virus with a long incubation period, that is transmitted through bodily fluids and affects the liver.

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We’re nearly ready to use CRISPR to target far more diseases

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Life extension may prove to be a double-edged sword

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Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

Health

Kidney donors swap organs for transplant vouchers for loved ones

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Walking to work or doing the vacuuming can extend your life

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Walking to work or doing the vacuuming can extend your life

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Using new study to back high-fat, low-carb diets is flawed logic

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Using new study to back high-fat, low-carb diets is flawed logic

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

Micromachine with two feet and two arms could pick up and deliver drugs in the bloodstream or build chemical compounds, one tiny step at a time

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Graphic design can save your life – here’s how

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Air pollution changes what bugs colonise our airways

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Eating more salt might save your life? Not so much

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Technology

Shoe sensor will protect your back from heavy lifting

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