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19th-century champagne haul shows seabed is perfect wine cooler

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19th-century champagne haul shows seabed is perfect wine cooler

Chemical analysis of champagne from a shipwreck reveals the wine "kept its intrinsic characteristics", despite 200 years at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

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I showed that nicotine is a gateway to hard drugs

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I showed that nicotine is a gateway to hard drugs

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Drug-resistant malaria poised to cross into India

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Drug-resistant malaria poised to cross into India

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Rats can't get drunk after a dose of oxytocin hormone

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Rats can't get drunk after a dose of oxytocin hormone

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Skunk's psychosis link is only half the cannabis story

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Skunk's psychosis link is only half the cannabis story

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Anti-radiation drug could work days after exposure

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Anti-radiation drug could work days after exposure

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Citizen scientists sift soil for new antibiotics

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Citizen scientists sift soil for new antibiotics

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Soviet Union fall helped drug-resistant TB to take off

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Soviet Union fall helped drug-resistant TB to take off

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Long hours make people more likely to drink heavily

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Long hours make people more likely to drink heavily

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Booze binge has immediate effect on immune system

As soon as you start imbibing, alcohol can play havoc with your immune response. This is the first time such immediate effects have been spotted

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War on drugs: The Kiwi comedown has lessons for all

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Raise a toast to drugs that could replace alcohol

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High and dry? Party drug could target excess drinking

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Plant extract trumps nicotine patches to quit smoking

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