Life + Death

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Mapping the unborn

With the help of a robotic arm and 3D modelling, antenatal care is being projected into the future. Can lives be saved in the process?

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Computer games that heal you

Future trends: How doctors will turn to gaming for therapy

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10 hopes to quietly set aside in 2016

Short List: Start the new year afresh – or don't

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The burdens of antibiotic resistance faced by developing countries

The ways to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance vary widely in different parts of the world

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A new kind of funeral director

Meet the people trying to rethink how we mark our deaths

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Go with your gut

New insights into gut flora happen to prescribe dietary advice that's bang on trend

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Genomics and me

DNA testing may not reveal that much about yourself. Its real value lies elsewhere

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The billion piece puzzle

Explainer: what can projects to 'map the brain' achieve?

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How to grow a 'brain'

The scientists with ingenious ways to create mini-brains