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Where Our Dreams Happen
What parts of our brains do we use when we are dreaming in our sleep?

Science in Action Review of the Year 1997
Cloning, Mars Pathfinder probe, Comet Hale-Bopp – and a look back over the year 1997

Dolly, Polly, Molly and Beyond
First there was Dolly; now there are Polly and Molly, sheep with a human gene. What next?

Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus claims another Victim
More cases of chicken influenza virus in Hong Kong set off international alarm bells

Starving Mosquito Larvae to stop Malaria
One of the mosquito's own digestive hormones could be used against it

How to 'starve' Tumours in Mice
Endostatin stops blood vessel growth and starves tumours without causing drug resistance

Australian Fossil could rewrite mammalian Evolution
A tiny fossil jawbone could rewrite the evolutionary story of mammals in Australia

Getting Tumours to Self-Destruct
Every cell has a self-destruct mechanism, now we have to work out how to operate it

Unesco Declaration bans Human Cloning
Not everyone agrees with the Unesco's bioethical stand against human cloning

Cancer Research could lead to the Prevention of Menopause
Protecting women's ovaries during cancer treatment could show how to prevent menopause