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Why Birth Weight Matters

The cause of low birth weight in some babies lies in the placenta

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In pursuit of Comets

Nasa Contour spacecraft launched to investigate comets

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Will Sonar interfer with Whales' hearing?

Will new US anti-submarine sonar threaten whales?

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Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth

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A Collar to prevent Leishmaniasis

Insecticidal dog collar reduces cases of human leishmaniasis

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Starlight challenges Einstein's Theory

Light from distant quasars challenges Einstein's theory of relativity

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Mice that produce Pig Sperm

Turning mice into pig sperm factories to study fertility

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World Summit on Sustainable Development

Why the World Summit on Sustainable Development matters so much

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Is Hydrogen the Fuel of the Future?

Sugar, water and a pinch of plutonium – a new recipe for manufacturing hydrogen

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New research into the Genetics of HIV

Taking advantage of HIV virus's mistakes to research a new treatment

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British Science Festival

Highlights of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Festival

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Antihydrogen – the first man-made Antimatter

Why go to so much trouble to make antimatter?

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A genetic Check-up at Birth?

Genetic screening for new-borns could be a reality within 10 years

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Malaria – Learning more about the Enemy

Will new knowledge of the organisms that cause and carry malaria revolutionise treatment?

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This year's Nobel Prize-winners

Detecting cosmic neutrinos and this year's other Nobel prize-winning discoveries

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Watching Cosmic Events Unfold

Integral, the most powerful gamma-ray telescope, is launched to observe cosmic events

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Science versus National Security in the USA

Will US security legislation damage science research?

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Forest Fires fuel Climate Change

Forest fires produce greenhouse gases linked to climate change

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Genetic Information extracted from Fossils

DNA recovered from fossil bison bones

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Oil Spill threatens Spanish Coast

Impact of the massive oil spill off Spain's northern coast

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Rising Death Toll from Aids

Rising death toll from Aids highlighted in UN report

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Life Special

The origins of life, its evolution on earth, and the search for extra-terrestrial life

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Â鶹Éç World Service's 70th Birthday

What scientific developments can we expect in the next 70 years?

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Nerve Cells grown from Bone Marrow Cells

Basic nerve cells grown from patients' own bone marrow cells offer new hope

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Listeners' Questions Answered

Special programme dedicated to answering questions from listeners

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Highest electricity Generator on Earth

The highest tower in the world will also be the highest electricity generator

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Deadly Poison Ricin discovered in London

Bioterrorism fears after deadly poison ricin is discovered in London

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Gene-by-Gene Guide to a Nematode

What each gene does – the first functional analysis of an organism's genome

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A Dinosaur with four Feathery Legs

A chicken-size dinosaur from China had feathers on all four legs

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More Volcanoes found to be Active

Four Chilean volcanoes are unexpectely reclassified as "active"

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