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Kill shot: Pushing diseases to the edge of eradication

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Kill shot: Pushing diseases to the edge of eradication

We obliterated smallpox 35 years ago, so what will it take to wipe other diseases, like polio and HIV, off the face of the planet today?

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Windows bug-testing software cracks stem cell programs

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Windows bug-testing software cracks stem cell programs

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The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

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The father enigma: Why do nature's devoted dads care?

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Butterflies near salted roads grow larger eyes and muscles

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Butterflies near salted roads grow larger eyes and muscles

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Food or family? Florida reptiles battle over eggs

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Food or family? Florida reptiles battle over eggs

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Extreme evolution: How snakes became the über-eater

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Extreme evolution: How snakes became the über-eater

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When trilobites ruled the seas

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When trilobites ruled the seas

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Why cities shouldn't lose their distinctive stinks

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Why cities shouldn't lose their distinctive stinks

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Chemical cuisine poised to shake up food chain

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Chemical cuisine poised to shake up food chain

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Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest

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Plastic rubbish takes egg's place in albatross nest

Plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is finding its way into albatross nests – and can prove lethal to their young

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Forget the dentist's drill, use lasers to heal teeth

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Is the UK being too hasty over three-parent babies?

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I'm cracking the code to regrow human limbs

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