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    The Future of Space Travel after Columbia Shuttle Disaster

    The future of space research after the loss of shuttle Columbia this week

  2. The future of Genetically Modified Trees

    Will "new improved" genetically modified trees help feed the world and fuel industry?

  3. The Future of Biofuels

    Will we be filling our tanks with the new biofuel called dimethylfuran?

  4. The Function of 'junk' DNA revealed

    Encode project's first findings highlight the regulatory function of "junk" DNA

  5. The Family that doesn't feel Pain

    Understanding the genetics involved for a family in Pakistan who feel no physical pain

  6. The Expanding Universe

    We live in a universe that will go on expanding for ever, say scientists

  7. The Effects of the Ozone Hole

    Hole in the ozone layer getting 'deeper', report scientists in the Antarctic

  8. The early Humans who reached Georgia

    Fossilised remains of 1.77 million-year-old early humans are found at Dmanisi, Georgia

  9. The Cost of underestimating Schizophrenia

    Schizophrenia research centre opened in Oxford by Prince of Wales

  10. The complex Chemistry of Over-Eating

    The drive to eat more than we need is stronger and more complex than previously thought

  11. The collapse of the Twin Towers

    It was fire from the aircraft impacts that caused the World Trade Center to collapse

  12. The Chinese Earthquake

    How the Chinese earthquake was caused by friction between tectonic plates

  13. The Chemistry between Us

    Is trust all a matter of chemicals?

  14. The Celestial View in 1796

    What have we learned since Laplace formulated his nebular hypothesis?

  15. The biggest Bacteria in the World

    Discovering the biggest bacteria in the world 鈥� so big they are visible with the naked eye

  16. The beginning of the end for Rice Blast Fungus?

    How sequencing the rice blast fungus genome will help develop resistant strains of rice

  17. The 'climate change' Beetle attacking Forests

    The beetle killing North American forests and adding to global warming

  18. Testing for drug-resistant Malaria Parasites

    Identifying drug-resistant strains of the mosquito parasite plasmodium that causes malaria

  19. Testing a new treatment Model for Muscular Dystrophy

    A replacement found for a missing protein in muscular dystrophy in mice

  20. Telomeres and the Ageing Process

    Does the decay of the teleomeres on the ends of our chromosomes cause ageing?

  21. Tastes Like Sugar: Artificial Sweetners

    Successful artificial sweetners must replace both taste and bulk of sugar in our diets

  22. Targeting the Mosquito in the fight against Malaria

    Will the mosquito genome help malaria researchers beat the disease?

  23. Supersonic Contender for the Land Speed Record

    Test driving a car capable of 0-600mph in 60 seconds and 0 to supersonic in under 20

  24. Super-fast Microchip that uses Magnetic Fields

    A super-fast microchip that uses magnetic fields to power its processing

  25. Submarine Wrecks with Nuclear Weapons on board

    What should be done about decaying Russian nuclear weapons on the bottom of the sea?

  26. Study finds Cloned Cows to be Normal

    Study shows cloned cattled healthy and normal after four years

  27. Step forward for Synthetic Biology

    Significant development in synthetic biology reignites debate over creating new lifeforms

  28. Starving Mosquito Larvae to stop Malaria

    One of the mosquito's own digestive hormones could be used against it

  29. Starlight challenges Einstein's Theory

    Light from distant quasars challenges Einstein's theory of relativity

  30. Stargazing in the International Year of Astronomy

    The International Year of Astronomy aims to inspire a new generation of stargazers

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