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One in four of us has a hole in our heart. Would you have an operation to fix it? The answer's not as straightforward as it might seem
Babies know good from evil – is this morality?
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The Photo Ark: We have to see them to save them
Joel Sartore shoots endangered animals like supermodels in zoos and rescue centres worldwide for his Photo Ark project
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Craig Venter: Why I put my name in synthetic genomes
Synthetic biologist Craig Venter, famous for creating the first synthetic organism, says it's time to find the operating system for the DNA software of life
Entangled toy universe shows time may be an illusion
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