Human stem cell cloning: ‘Holy Grail’ or techno-fantasy?
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Today was a strange day. I'm used to handling the brief but overwhelming burst of media attention that comes with new stories about medical breakthroughs and ethical issues.
US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal privacy.
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A massive telescope buried in the Antarctic ice has detected 28 extremely high-energy neutrinos -- elementary particles that likely originate outside our solar system.
Google has unveiled a new version of its Maps web service, which it says has been "rebuilt from the ground up".
Human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine, say US scientists.
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Fans of "Iron Man," take notice: A group of students at the Royal College of Art in London have created two masks that can give you superhuman sight and hearing.
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