Rescuing minds from disease and decay: Molecular genetics and brain scanning technologies are bringing the dream of repairing damaged brains a step closer to reality. But many obstacles still remain
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In search of a single Europe: Despite the escalating financial and intellectual demands of modern research and development, international collaboration in Europe remains patchy
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Hydrogen's evangelist: Mark Oliphant dared to suggest that hydrogen could be an exploitable source of energy. Sixty years on, he is still enthusiastic about its potential
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Battling on with veteran computers: The computers that underpin our everyday lives are getting old. Can we afford to throw them away or must we learn to live with the drawbacks?
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Superconductors go organic:
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The 'planet' that came in from the cold: The discovery of a world beyond Pluto, some six billion kilometres from the Sun, shows that our inventory of the Solar System has been missing a vital component
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UN environment chief defends dam builders
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Research councils in conflict over policy review
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Ambulance computer system was 'to complicated'
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Lead in lake blamed for floppy trunks
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Pride of Prague to have a cleaner face
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Handshake symbolises India's AIDS awareness
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Britain will plug on fast breeder programme
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Technology
Technology: A roof and four walls from the sub-Saharan soil
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Technology: Cancer test kits
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Technology: Virtual emergency clue to people's behaviour
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Technology: Taking the snow out of Greenland's television
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Technology: Cracking solution
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Technology: Fast disc sets computer world in a spin
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Technology: A tasty dish for farmed fish
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Technology: Filtering out cancer's side-effects
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Science: The splatter effect on Venus
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Science: A small star with a cool companion
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Technology: Warding off bullets by a spider's thread
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Technology: Clinics are glowing in the wind
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Science: Genetic test for inherited thyroid cancer
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Science: Cutting X-ray lasers down to size
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Science: Who wants to live forever?
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Timber tales
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Fine feathers of the male mosquito
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Mean on matching
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Biotech controls
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Sludge for forests
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Israel tests for HIV
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Focus: Guess what's coming to dinner? - Creatures created by genetic engineering are used in laboratories, and their meat could soon appear on supermarket shelves. Do these animals raise new ethical issues?
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Science: Gravity waves rule the Universe
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Science: A moving experience for sponges
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Russian chemist faces 15 years
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Is Congress backing the wrong AIDS vaccine?
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'Warnings ignored' on prison blood
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Animal tests
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Roubles run out
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Opinion
Features
Rescuing minds from disease and decay: Molecular genetics and brain scanning technologies are bringing the dream of repairing damaged brains a step closer to reality. But many obstacles still remain
Features
In search of a single Europe: Despite the escalating financial and intellectual demands of modern research and development, international collaboration in Europe remains patchy
Features
Hydrogen's evangelist: Mark Oliphant dared to suggest that hydrogen could be an exploitable source of energy. Sixty years on, he is still enthusiastic about its potential
Features
Battling on with veteran computers: The computers that underpin our everyday lives are getting old. Can we afford to throw them away or must we learn to live with the drawbacks?
Features
Superconductors go organic:
Features
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Review: Reality and dreams in a sea of sculpture
Books & Arts
Forum: It takes two to tango - Howard Newby argues that the link between science and industry is the key
Forum
Forum: Mathematics for everyone - Arturo Sangalli on the challenge of mathematical education
Forum
Thistle Diary: Budgets, black gold and books - Comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell
Forum
Review: Showing off the cave of delights
Books & Arts
