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Seeing the oldest Stars in the Universe

Traces of the oldest stars in the Universe have been detected by the Spitzer telescope

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Could GM Chickens stop the spread of Bird Flu?

Could genetically-modified avian-flu resistant chickens reduce the risk of a flu pandemic?

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History of Earth's Atmosphere revealed by Antarctic Ice

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are the highest for 650,000 years

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Why warm Currents are set to cool

Ocean current changes suggest that northern Europe is set to cool

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Is Bone Marrow the key to how Cancer Spreads?

Clinical trials for a new way of preventing the spread of cancer in the body

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Arctic Permafrost could disappear in 100 years

Global warming could cause Arctic permafrost to disappear in 100 years

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How close is a Bird Flu Vaccine?

How close is an effective vaccine for bird flu?

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It's Nine Years to Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft due to be launched on its nine-year journey to Pluto

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Aerosols cause Global Warming, too

Industrial aerosols found to be causing as much Arctic warming as greenhouse gasses

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US President calls to ban all forms of Human Cloning

President Bush wants to ban human cloning in all its forms in all US laboratories

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New understanding of early Cancer Growth

Two reports published on breakthroughs in the understanding of early cancer growth

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New Research into Cot Death

New research into the causes of sudden infant death syndrome focuses on the gasp reflex

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The largest Science Conference in the World

A report from the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Avian Flu causes Poultry Production Crisis

Report on the devastating impact of bird flu on the poultry industry around the world

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North Bering Sea in Danger

Global warming may cause the North Bering Sea to lose its Arctic classification

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Could Bird Flu jump to Humans?

How would the current bird flu strain have to mutate in order to jump to humans?

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Thirty years of The Selfish Gene

The 30th anniversary of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

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New Source of Embryonic Mouse Stem Cells

Cells from mouse testicles can be "reprogrammed" as embryonic stem cells, say Germans

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Is the fossil Tiktaalik the Missing Link?

Is Tiktaalik the missing link between fish and tetrapod amphibians?

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Search for Cheap Source of Anti-malarial Drug

The search for a cheap source of anti-malarial drug artimisinin for developing countries

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Lakes under the Antarctic

Lakes beneath the Antarctic ice are discovered to be interconnected

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Junk DNA probably isn't Rubbish

"Junk DNA" might not be rubbish after all

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Titan's seas of black Sand Dunes

Titan's seas are actually made of black sand dunes

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Family genetic Samples in criminal Investigations?

Concerns over using DNA analysis of families in criminal investigations

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Human and Chimpanzee Ancestors were Closer for Longer

Genetic evidence shows our human and chimpanzee ancestors were closer for longer

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Origin of HIV infection discovered in Cameroon

Chimpanzees in Cameroon identified as the source of the original HIV infection in humans

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Asteroid Itokawa is a Pile of Rubble

Asteroid Itokawa is a pile of rubble and boulders, not solid rock

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'Ever-young' Gene and its Nanog Protein discovered

"Ever-young" gene allows an adult cell to rewind to its embryonic stem cell state

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To Decorate ourselves is Human

Personal decoration might date back 100,000 years, much longer than previously thought

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Bad News about Tropical Crop Yields

Global warming will reduce agricultural crop yields more than predicted in the tropics

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