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US military aims to create cyborgs by connecting humans to computers

Researchers hope to develop a high-bandwidth, implantable neural interface to open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics

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North Korea publishes report on South Korean human rights

North Korea has published a report on South Korea's human rights situation in an apparent bid to counter mounting international pressure on Pyongyang over its human rights violations.

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Israeli ministers unanimously approve bill targeting left-wing groups

Israeli ministers on Sunday voted unanimously in favor of adopting a controversial "transparency bill" targeting left-wing non-governmental organizations, perceived by human right groups as an undemocratic "witch hunt."

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"Molecular scissors" named Science's 2015 "Breakthrough of the Year"

The prestigious U.S. journal Science on Thursday chose a popular gene editing tool called CRISPR, which acts as a type of molecular scissors able to selectively trim away unwanted genome parts and replace it with new DNA stretches, as the 2015 Breakthrough of the Year.

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Chinese scientist among Nature's ten people for 2015

The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic circle.

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Chinese scientists identify mechanism behind smog-related diseases

Scientists discovered that autophagy, a normal physiological process in the body that destroys cells, leads to inflammation and mucus hyperproduction induced by particles 100 to 500 times thinner than a human hair.

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Rights forum underscores China's commitment to peace

A rethinking of China's human rights merits out of a forum in Beijing is based on the country's adherence to the principal of peaceful development.

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China issues report on U.S. human rights

​China published a report on the United States' human rights situation on Friday.

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China issues report on U.S. human rights

China published a report on the United States' human rights situation on Friday.

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Roberts with "heartbeat" to go on sale in Japan

​Japan's telecom and internet giant Softbank said Thursday that it would sell the human-like robert Pepper which has a "heart" inside to the public on Saturday.

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U.S. needs to work on own human rights record first before blaming others

​The United States, a self-proclaimed human rights watchdog, needs to examine itself critically and improve its own human rights record before blaming other countries for their violations.

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Suspected trafficking ring leader surrenders to Thai police

An alleged leader of a human trafficking ring in southern Thailand surrendered himself to the police on Monday, local media reported.

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U.S., Cuba meet over human rights issues

​The United States and Cuba met here on Tuesday over human rights issues, with both sides voicing readiness to cover "a wide range of topics" in following " substantive" talks.

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Death toll in eastern Ukraine surpasses 6,000: UN report

​The estimated number of people killed in eastern Ukraine since conflict began there in April 2014 is believed to have now surpassed 6,000, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) announced Monday.

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53 H7N9 human cases reported in Guangdong

The number of H7N9 human cases in south China's Guangdong Province has climbed to 53, with one new case reported, local health authorities said on Friday.

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DPRK denounces human rights conference in U.S.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday denounced a human rights conference held Tuesday in Washington discussing Pyongyang's human rights record, accusing the United States of ignoring its request to attend the meeting.

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51 H7N9 human cases reported in Guangdong

The number of human H7N9 cases in south China's Guangdong Province is now 51, with a new case reported Monday, local health authorities said Tuesday.