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This week's magazine

29 August 1998

Issue 2149

New Scientist issue 2149 cover

On the cover



Table of contents

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Loud and clear

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Poisoned lives

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Gene map

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Slippery stuff

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Mission impossible

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The evolutionary biologist's tale

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Don't reject me

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Divide and rule

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Superbug gives up its secret

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Energetic rubbish

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Signs of age

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Nano detector

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Stinging tests

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Fantastic plastic

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Never mind the sound, the picture's great

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A perfect fit

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Knowing who to trust is crucial to Net trade

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Technology

The ultimate radio

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Technology

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Technology

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Technology

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Who shall it profit…

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Police plug in their A to Z of forgery

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Dirty secrets

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Trees on the verge of mass extinction

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The amazing journey

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What's the buzz?

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Only the best

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Death unmasked

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Japan plots a path around landmine ban

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Saving face

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Technology

Lead in the air

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Technology

Dolittle lives

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Technology

Inventive incentive

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The price of idleness

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Cars are good for the environment, honest

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A slippery slope

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Robot planes will brave the storms

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Smallpox warning

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Cloning to the rescue

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No dad beats stepdad

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Bug free

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Pregnant smokers have run out of excuses

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Quasars pack a punch

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Sick of hunger

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Totems and taboos

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