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Mice that Never Get Fat
Genetically engineered mice that do not get fat, however much they eat

Found! The Tau Neutrino
Physicists at Fermilab in Chicago have discovered the missing fundamental particle

Indian Space Agency looks towards the Moon
India's plans for an unmanned Moon mission

Transgenic Plants and World Agriculture report
Survey of the best scientific information about genetically modified crops

Human Genome Decoded – the Ethics and the Medicine
Ethical and medical fall-out from the announcement that the human genome has been decoded

Telomeres and the Ageing Process
Does the decay of the teleomeres on the ends of our chromosomes cause ageing?

Once there was Water on Mars
NASA announces "possible evidence for water that has flowed on Mars"

Commerce and Science at odds in the race for the Human Genome
The high-stakes race between commerce and academic researchers to map the human genome

Foetal gene therapy trials on Monkeys
Foetal gene therapy demonstrated in macaque monkeys

South Africans call for more proof that HIV causes Aids
Some South African scientists want more proof that HIV causes Aids