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Health

Head transplant mavericks must be scrutinised, not ignored

Whether or not you believe neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero and his claims about head transplants, journalism has a democratic duty to hold public figures up to the light

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Technology

Driverless cars could let you choose who survives in a crash

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Two open tins of paint side by side on teh floor – one is blue, the other is pink

Humans

Culture not biology is behind many differences between the sexes

Comment

Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

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Technology

A US firm is microchipping staff – here's what they should fear

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Nice science, but don't forget about the ethics

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we impose population controls?

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robots patrolling city

Life

The ethics issue: Should we give robots the right to kill?

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cattle branding

Life

The ethics issue: Should we give other animals rights?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we edit our children's genomes?

Tweaking genes to prevent your child dying early from a genetic disorder would be acceptable to most people, but we need to ask how far we should go

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we stop doing science?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we colonise other planets?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we let synthetic life forms loose?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we make everyone 'normal'?

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