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Tsetse Fly Genome
Scientists decode the genome of the fly that spreads sleeping sickness

Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
Protein receptor discovered that enables egg to be 'unlocked' by sperm to fertilise

Japanese Whaling Ban
Japanese whaling ban; A robotic clam; Africa Engineering Prize; Computational psychiatry

Chile Earthquake
The causes of major natural disasters such as mudslides and earthquakes

First Designer Chromosome
Scientists have synthesised the first designer chromosome in yeast

Waves from the Big Bang
New evidence to support the Big Bang theory for the origin of the Universe

Stem Cell Breakthrough Questions
Research paper on cheap stem cell production withdrawn by scientists

Bering Land Bridge Refuge
Early American settlers may have used the Bering land bridge as a 10,000 year stopover

Autism Causes Explained
New research may begin to explain why more boys than girls have autism

Preventing Lemur Extinction
A three year emergency plan to save Madagascar’s threatened lemurs