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Claims and Counter Claims over Crop Genes
Disputes about ownership of crop genes continue despite Monsanto's climb-down

Outbreak of Parasitic Liver Disease in China
Devising new strategies to diagnose and predict alveolar echinococcosis (AE)

How do Animals reach the right Size?
Discovery of a gene that regulates cell size and growth rate in animals

Engineering lessons from Earthquakes
Engineers will visit Taiwan to study the aftermath of this week's earthquake

British Association's Festival of Science in Sheffield
Sampling the offerings at the British Association's Festival of Science

Who owns our Genes?
Who owns the human genes in samples held in laboratories worldwide?

Why do some People lose out on Sleep?
What causes disordered sleep patterns?

What's that Insect eating Everything in Sight?
Why farmers everywhere need the services of insect taxonomists

A Plant Gene to overcome salty Soil
A gene for salt tolerance could enable crops to grow on irrigated land with salt build-up

Total Eclipse visible from UK to Bay of Bengal
Excitement in the eclipse's zone of totality