Tag: biology
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The human being is the only animal that can say no to treats. That’s what makes us special. A hungry dog, fish, sheep, centipede – none of them can have… more ›
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Who belongs to our moral community? The Greek philosopher Empedocles had an answer: all life, from humans to the laurel bush https://aeon.co/essays/should-we-act-morally-towards-trees-empedocles-says-yes?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4feb57c325-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_11_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-19d630b572-71652312 more ›
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Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of… more ›
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Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they’re not scared of anything. How do they live a life without… more ›
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Neuroscientists can predict what colour a person is looking at using a machine-learning tool trained on the brain activity of others. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02901-3?utm_source=semafor more ›
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A tiny microbe discovered by accident challenges the definition of cellular life https://nautil.us/a-rogue-new-life-form-1232095/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›
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With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers designed novel antibiotics that can combat a drug-resistant form of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). https://news.mit.edu/2025/using-generative-ai-researchers-design-compounds-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria-0814 more ›
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In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/science/brain-neuroscience-computers-speech.html?utm_source=semafor more ›
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Jumpstart nature’s ancestral heartbeat via genetics, revive Woolly Mammoth, advance biology and healing economies, enhance humanity. more ›