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We are survival machines ? robot vehicles blindly
programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which
still fills me with astonishment” ? Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene.
Three decades after Richard Dawkins revolutionised our understanding of living
things with The Selfish Gene, evidence has accumulated to back his cold-eyed
vision of how bodies, families and society are shaped by the simple “duplicate
me” message in our genetic instructions ... | Read..
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Science and technology thrive in a climate where there are active research groups,
a culture of strong academic activity and a large population of productive research
students. These are critical factors for the health of academic “blood”.
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In work that may hold promise for victims of spinal cord and brain injuries, researchers report that they have managed to restore sight to blinded hamsters using a process they call nanoknitting. ... | 
God is everywhere. And these days one can meet him too, but for a hefty fee.
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