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PH hits back at Western critics for politicizing human rights situation

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DNA surgery on embryos removes disease

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CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates

Gene-editedhumanembryosareofferingnewinsightsintotheearlieststagesofdevelopment,andcouldreducetheriskofmiscarriageattheoutsetofpregnancy.Inanewstudy,researchers

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Nineteen Neolithic tombs discovered at China-Russia border

Archaeologistshavediscovered19Neolithictombsandunearthedmorethan400culturalrelicsinnorthwestChina'sHeilongjiangProvince,localauthoritiessaidFriday.Mostofthereli

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'Star Trek: Discovery' adds new twist to human-Vulcan balance

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Getting well-oiled: Booze in the age of the robo-barman

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High touch jobs: Human labor that will survive the robot onslaught

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1st day of World Robot Conference 2017: The rose, the bud and the thorn

Incaseyoumissedit,youcancheckoutourlivebroadcastfromtheWorldRobotConference2017(WRC2017)hereonourwebsiteoronourFacebookpage.Theconference,aimingtofostercollabor

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Advanced chatbot gets poetry column in Chinese newspaper

AdvancedchatbotXiaoice"LittleIce"setupapoetrycolumninWestChinaCityDailyonAug19foritsnewpoem"AWholeWorldOutThere,"sparkingreneweddebateinChina'sliterarycircleaft

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China-made AI beats doctors at diagnosing certain diseases

Afterlisteningtothepatient'ssymptoms,"he"provideschecklistsforthepatientandmedicaladvicebasedontheresults.Thenthetherapywillbeverifiedbyhumandoctors.AChina-made

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Apple CEO makes $2 million pledge to fight hate

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AlphaGO,Weiqi bring best in each other:Chinese senior association deputy

AseniorofficialofChina'sWeiqiAssociation(CWA)saidonSundaythatit'sluckyforbothAlphaGoandWeiqiwhentheymet,whichbroughtthebestineachother.HuaYigang,deputychairmano

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Researchers are trying to make pig organs more viable for transplant

We have a huge supply and demand problem when it comes to organ transplantation. Closing that gap with animal-grown organs is an idea that's been on the table for some time, but it comes with a slew of issues that have prevented it from being a viable option.

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Researchers are trying to make pig organs more viable for transplant

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Tillerson to raise US human rights concerns in Philippines

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Myanmar's parliament denounces UN human rights envoy's statement

Myanmar's House of Representatives (Lower House) on Tuesday unanimously denounced the statement of UN envoy Yanghee Lee which criticized the country over its human rights situation.

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Army general sentenced to 27 years for human trafficking in Thailand

AThaiarmygeneralwasoneofthedozensofpeopleconvictedinamajorhumantraffickingtrialthatincluded103defendantsaccusedofinvolvementinamodern-dayslaverytrade.LtGenManas