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| Blood tests could eliminate Down's miscarriage risk Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:00:00 |
| Thanks to two new genetic tests, a drop of mum's blood could soon be all it takes to tell whether an unborn baby has Down's syndrome |
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| Early birds do best with changing climate Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:00:00 |
| Birds that haven't adjusted to the realities of a warming world are worse off than their more flexible counterparts, suggests a first-of-a-kind study |
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| Space rock found on collision course with Earth Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:06:00 |
| For the first time, astronomers have found an object on a certain collision course with Earth – fortunately, it is too small to cause damage |
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| Hurricane-sized whirlpools spotted on the Sun Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:47:00 |
| The whirlpools had been predicted to occur when hot plasma cools and sinks back into the Sun – now they have been seen for the first time |
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| Satellite galaxies cling onto their haloes Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:50:00 |
| A simulation of the way outsider galaxies like the Milky Way are drawn into larger clusters explains how they can cling onto their star-forming ability |
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| West putting climate treaty in jeopardy, China warns Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:03:00 |
| Rich countries are failing to deliver on promises and threaten "son of Kyoto" global warming pact with failure, top climate envoy says |
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| AIDS and cervical cancer discoveries scoop Nobel prize Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:15:00 |
| Two virologists who discovered HIV, and a third who showed that a virus causes cervical cancer, share this year's Nobel prize for medicine |
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| Invention: Aviation special Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:29:00 |
| New Scientist looks at the latest patents that could take the world of aviation and space exploration to new heights |
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| World's mammals are in crisis, Red List reveals Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:00:00 |
| A massive assessment of the planet's mammals finds one in three marine species, and one in four on land, are being pushed towards extinction |
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| Why nature can't be reduced to mathematical laws Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:31:00 |
| A team of physicists claim to have a mathematical proof that some things will always be impossible to describe computationally (full text available to subscribers) |
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| Mini microscope captures live brain-cell action Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:00:00 |
| A portable microscope mounted on a mouse's head makes it possible to observe cells inside its brain while it goes about its usual business |
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| Crick was right about 'vision filter' in the brain Sun, 5 Oct 2008 18:00:00 |
| In 1984, Francis Crick suggested that a simple brain structure may help remove unwanted visual information – now research backs up the theory |
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| Maths helps bees read the waggle dance Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:41:00 |
| Honeybees seem to use complex calculations to figure out which direction to look for nectar |
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| Multi-drug 'polypill' finally to tackle heart problems Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:00:00 |
| A long-mooted single, cheap tablet combining a slew of drugs that protect against heart disease and stroke is at last to be tested |
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| Everglades restoration bogged down by poor planning Sat, 4 Oct 2008 11:13:00 |
| A mammoth project to restore the Florida Everglades is still too bureaucratic and slow to halt species loss, says the panel charged with reviewing the plan |
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