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Flu in your Genes It's the time of year for sniffles, and many of us tell the boss we're laid up with flu when we've just got a bad cold. But flu can kill, though it usually ... 5th Nov 2006	Sperm Stopper US researchers have produced a male "pill" capable of temporarily making rats infertile. Cheun-Yan Cheng, from the Centre for Biomedical Research ... 5th Nov 2006
Record Breaking Whales How deep do you think a human has ever dived down to without a scuba tank, but just holding their breath? Well, the unofficial world record holder is Patric... 29th Oct 2006	A Peck on The Cheek? Not From One of These... US fossil hunters have uncovered the largest bird skull ever found, and at 76cm long and belonging to a carnivore that stood three metres high, this is one ... 29th Oct 2006
Like Bees To a Honey Pot Researchers in the US have been studying tipsy fruit flies to try and understand what happens to our genes when we go out on the beers. Humans and fruit fli... 22nd Oct 2006	Bugs Powered By Radiation Scientists have discovered a population of bacteria thriving 2.8 kilometres underground, which rely on radiation produced by uranium for survival. The findi... 22nd Oct 2006
Good Memory in The Genes If you're like me, and have a terrible memory, then at last we may have an excuse and can blame it on our genes. Scientists in the US have identified a gene... 22nd Oct 2006	Tuning in To The Music of Melanoma US Researchers have developed a test which can detect the spread of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, by listening out for the presence of cancerous cells in... 22nd Oct 2006
Insect Study a Breath of Fresh Air A study on beetles has revealed why there are no longer 3 foot-long dragon flies buzzing around in your garden (as there were 300 million years ago) - and i... 15th Oct 2006	Archer Fish Right on Target Archerfish, which knock their prey into the water with a well-aimed blast of water, tailor the power of their shot to the size of their meal, German scienti... 15th Oct 2006

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