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Environment

There is No Planet B review: How to save Earth by changing humans

Can Mike Berners-Lee's guide to changing how we think and live help us dump our dangerous habits and learn to use resources respectfully rather than rapaciously? (When you buy through links on this page we may earn a small commission, but this plays no role in what we review or our opinion of it.)

Culture

Richard Faragher: Can you live forever?

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Richard Faragher: Can you live forever?

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Let's cheer workers at Google who are holding their bosses to account

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CRISPR proteins about to be injected into an embryo

Life

Gene-editing experiment widely criticised for safety and ethics issues

News

CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

Health

‘Scientists are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

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Environment

Green Christmas: How to have an ethical and guilt-free festive season

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Environment

We're hoping for a green Christmas this year

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Health

Gene-editing humans has huge potential, but caution is needed

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Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

A new genetic test that enables people having IVF to screen out embryos likely to have a low IQ or high disease risk could soon become available in the US

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Technology

Huge online Trolley Problem survey reveals people's cultural bias

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Technology

Presenting robots as people stops us thinking clearly about AI

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Patricia Vargas: Should robots have rights?

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Life

Following trends and easy answers isn't the way to a good life

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