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Japanese scientists develop ‘Terminator’-style robotic fingers

‘It’s interesting to hear the sound of the motor in harmony with a finger that looks like a real one,’ University of Tokyo expert says

Researchers find clues as to what makes dogs man’s best friend

A gene involved in the production of the stress hormone may have played a role in the domestication of dogs, research suggests.

Researchers find genetic clues about what makes dogs ‘man’s best friend’

A gene involved in the production of the stress hormone may have played a role in the domestication of dogs, research suggests

Scientists create living human skin for robots

Looking as human as possible is one of the main goals for humanoid robots that interact with people.

Meet Fernanda the giant tortoise from a species believed extinct a century ago

Scientists have used DNA to link her to a male found in 1906 on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean.

Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur found on Isle of Wight

The crocodile-faced spinosaurid lived 125 million years ago and would have been 10 metres long.

Eating two portions of fish a week linked to skin cancer, study suggests

US research identifies ‘association that requires further investigation’ – but some scientists aren’t convinced

Social isolation linked to dementia, study suggests

Researchers say this means isolation could be used to predict the risk of someone developing the condition.

Dostarlimab: How does promising cancer drug work?

‘This is the first time this has happened’: All 12 patients involved in US study entered remission after taking dostarlimab over a six-month period

All cancer patients in drug trial appear to be cured for ‘first time in history’

‘This is the first time this has happened’: All 12 patients involved in US study entered remission after taking dostarlimab over a six-month period

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