Life What does China’s monkey breakthrough mean for human cloning? The creation of monkey clones is a big breakthrough, but making a copy of an adult is still not possible and the ethics of cloning remain unchanged News
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Health Johann Hari doesn't know depression's real causes – no one does Depression is different for everyone Is it possible for a writer whose credibility has been questioned in the past to deliver a credible message now? This is the query at the heart of deep division over Johann Hari's new book, Lost Connections: Uncovering the real causes of depression – and the unexpected solutions. In it, Hari, … News
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