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Articles by Philip Ball

The science of the inconceivable
Philip Ball / July 14, 2016
A different kind of logic
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The genetics debate has been derailed—by both sides
Philip Ball / June 7, 2016
Siddhartha Mukherjee's recent article on epigenetics has drawn heavy criticism—rightly?
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Book review: The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddartha Mukherjee
Philip Ball / May 18, 2016
Bodley Head, £25 “Gene” is one of the most loaded words in modern biology. Is it a selfish automaton that manipulates us for its own benefit? A preordained determinant of character and...
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Test-driving a quantum computer
Philip Ball / May 5, 2016
It may not be long until they overtake our fastest supercomputers
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Could "solar sailing" take us to Alpha Centauri?
Philip Ball / April 21, 2016
"Project Starshot" is worthy of admiration for chutzpah alone
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Book review: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Philip Ball / April 21, 2016
Fleet, £16.99 It seemed scandalous that, until last year’s award of the Royal Society Science Book Prize to Gaia Vince, the prize (including previous incarnations) had never been won by a sole...
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We don't know what all genes do—but does it matter?
Philip Ball / April 4, 2016
Scientists have created a "minimal cell" with just 473 genes—such work could have huge benefits beyond biology
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Book review: The Life Project by Helen Pearson
Philip Ball / March 24, 2016
Allen Lane, £20 Four studies in the past 70 years have collected vast amounts of information about the lifestyles, health, attitudes and social status of more than 70,000 people in the UK....
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Have scientists at the Large Hadron Collider just discovered the "graviton"?
Philip Ball / March 18, 2016
Scientists may have found a particle six times heavier than the Higgs boson
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There is no intelligence gene... singular
Philip Ball / March 16, 2016
IQ is genetically inherited. It’s best for children—and parents—that we admit it
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