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Sex bias in science: from who’s at the bench to what’s on the bench PLoS Medicine say thank you to their reviewers Ian McEwan’s “Solar“: where climate change science meets satire A “bacterial fingerprint” to fight crime? 

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Simon Singh says goodbye to his Guardian column The family genome Fancy some Pi this sunday? Debating the international trade of endangered species

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Doctor at centre of MMR scandal failed children…but the media was also to blame Bill & Melinda Gates foundation pledges billions for vaccines Earthquakes are the deadliest natural disasters The 10:23 campaign…did you take your homeopathy overdose?

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Happy New Year: Susan Greenfield homeless and jobless The “Big Freeze” still grips the UK The debate continues: does new retrovirus really cause chronic fatigue syndrome? Egyptian lead eyeliner may have protected against eye disease Celebrity science nuggets of 2009

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The Climaate Change Summit comes to a conclusion….ish. Children in Afghanistan first to receive new polio vaccine Has dark matter been detected? Snow causes continued chaos to the Eurostar No booze for kids Philippines volcano likely to erupt soon

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Mapping genetic diversity in Asia Scientists use Hollywood software for biology animations DOTS/Stop TB strategy cures 36 million of TB Impact of climate change on health Amazing scientific images from 2009

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skunk users at greater risk of psychosis Obama to attend end of Copenhagen climate summit debate over drug companies and clinical trials still rages Cave spiders return home Would you eat lab grown meat? Measles deaths worldwide reduced by 78%, … Continue reading

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no baguette bits in sight and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN is back on heavy rain and flood-warnings in the UK Belle du Jour gives a quick chat to New Scientist Evidence for person to person transmission of tamiflu-resistant … Continue reading

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