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Termite Vaccination ProgrammeHumans aren't the only ones with a vaccination programme, apparently. James Traniello and his team at Boston University in the US have found that termites vaccina... 18th May 2002
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Another Secret to Smooth Ice-creamWe've all had ice cream that was crunchy. The reason is that with repeated thawing and re-freezing as happens when you take the tub out of the deep-freeze, the ic... 18th May 2002
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How Do Birds Navigate and How Do People Have a Sense of Direction ?Scientists found a few years ago that migrating fish, like Salmon, that unerringly return to the same river year after year to mate, have deposits of an iron-rich... 11th May 2002
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You Should Have Fruit Juice with Lunch, Not BreakfastWhy have fruit juice at lunchtime, rather than breakfast? Fructose, the fruit sugar, is rapidly absorbed and increases blood sugar levels quickly, thereby stimula... 11th May 2002
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Plan to Use Genetically Modified Carp to Solve Overpopulation in Australian RiversEuropean Carp species are taking over Australian rivers and streams and driving out native varieties of fish to the extent that scientists are planning GM warfare... 11th May 2002
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Mouse Genome UnveiledScientists can now add mouse to the list of animals which have had their genetic blueprint decoded. The work was done here in Cambridge at the Sanger Centre, wher... 11th May 2002
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Referees Go with the CrowdAs world cup fever hits the nation, a researcher from the University of Wolverhampton has confirmed something that football fans have long suspected - that refere... 11th May 2002
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New Weather Forecasting SatelliteAccurate weather forecasting, even with supercomputers, relies on getting a detailed picture of the atmosphere at any moment in time and then predicting what the ... 11th May 2002
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Male Starlings Sing a Song of Reproductive FitnessScientists at Johns Hopkins in the US have found that how well a male Starling sings is a strong indication of the health of his immune system and hence his suita... 11th May 2002
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Clever Magnet - Plastic and Light SensitiveAmerican researchers have developed a magnetic plastic that changes its magnetic strength depending upon the colour of the light shining on it. When blue light is... 11th May 2002
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