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Mental illness may accelerate ageing by damaging RNA
People with mental illness have greater amounts of damaged RNA than those without a mental health condition, which might explain the link between mental illness
Single mathematical model governs primate brain shape across species
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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths
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Hunt for the Shadow Wolf review: Can Britain learn to love the wolf?
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Saving the world’s largest flowers in the Philippines
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Decision making: How to improve the outcomes of your big life choices
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Will you be enjoying your robot dessert wriggling or stationary?
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Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race
Disinformation is far older than humans. Lessons from evolutionary biology can help defend against it today, says Jonathan R. Goodman Source link
Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory
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