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This Startup Will Literally Kill You for Science
Nectome has successfully preserved a rabbit’s brain keeping its neural connections intact. Can it do the same with humans? Not without killing them.


China’s great leap forward in science
However, the pattern seems clear, and is worth heeding by other nations: despite China’s reputation for authoritarian and hierarchical rule, in science the approach seems to be to ensure that top researchers are well supported with funding and resources, and then to leave them to get on with it.
Chinese investment is paying off with serious advances in biotech, computing and space. Are they edging ahead of the west?
By Philip Ball



Science this week
Catch up on the top stories in #science this week. References to all studies are here: surg.ws/2oeEoCj
Video by The Surg.