Scientists try to predict intentions
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At a laboratory in Germany, volunteers slide into a donut-shaped MRI machine and perform simple tasks, such as deciding whether to add or subtract two numbers, or choosing which of two buttons to press. They have no inkling that scientists in the next room are trying to read their minds &#151; using a brain scan to figure out their intention before it is turned into action.
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Scientists trying to create life are more like engineers than biologists. They want to make stuff rather than learn about life.
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Researchers are trying to turn the simulated realities of science-fiction movies into the armchair realities of everyday life
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The mystery of how we read a sentence is unlocked by scientists.
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For more than two decades, New York scientist Richard Axel and colleague Linda B. Buck have shared a singular pursuit: to understand how the brain perceives the world&#39;s myriad of smells - from the scent of roses to the scent of refuse.
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Scientists studying the things that make people nervous or scared are reporting breakthroughs they say will lead to more effective treatment of anxiety disorders.
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Scientists believe a select group of people can spot when someone is lying.
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Thought might not be dependent on language, according to new research by UK scientists.
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Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, researchers report in Science magazine.
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Researchers who found a genetic  pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new  lung cancer drug said on Monday they were looking for patients  to help them confirm their findings.
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US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain.
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Using virtual-reality goggles, a camera and a stick, scientists have induced out-of-body experiences in healthy people.
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on software that will get to know you as well as your best mate - and even offers you advice.
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Scientists try to figure out how far off the next ice age is.
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Does the science offer real hope or just hype?
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Scientists say they have worked out exactly how people recognise a face when they see it.
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Scientists develop a technique they hope will improve detection of mad cow disease (vCJD) in humans.