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If someone could have their life extended with no limit, would their brain eventually run out of storage space?

Tony Lang,

Epsom, Surrey, UK

Is the chemical composition of spider’s webs the same all over the world, or has it evolved differently in separate locations?

Carl Parker,

London, UK

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