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Mouse eggs created from stem cells for the first time
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 3:00)
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A year after Japanese researchers showed they could grow sperm from stem cells, they have done the same for eggs
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Sculpting by numbers lets you pass for Michaelangelo
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 2:26)
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Watch how a new digital aid can help recreate intricate shapes and rescale models using different materials
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Boy discovers almost complete woolly mammoth carcass
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 2:21)
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An 11-year-old Russian boy stumbled across the 30,000-year-old remains of a woolly mammoth
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Today on New Scientist: 4 October 2012
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: quantum weirdnesses, Arctic exploitation, Antarctic cuts, the myth of technological progress, and more
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Wrens may have salmon to thank for breeding boost
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 1:48)
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The Pacific wren nests more densely along streams that carry more salmon, perhaps because the fish enhance the entire food chain nearby
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D-day for Bloodhound car's rocket engine
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-5 1:44)
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The Bloodhound SSC team has successfully tested a rocket engine they hope will power their car past the land speed record? New Scientist snapped the action
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The Singularity is upon us? Not so fast
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-4 23:15)
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History offers little support for the claim that technological ability will soon outstrip our ability to understand it
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Robot builds intricate tools from sticky plastic
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-4 23:11)
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A new robot can add new parts by "growing" them using a special type of adhesive, perfect if you need to adapt quickly to a new situation
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How do you make a good prediction?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-4 22:57)
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The power of prediction in economics and science, PLUS Will we save the Earth for our own happiness?
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Secure crypto-algorithm wins gold-standard status
from New Scientist - Online news
(2012-10-4 21:04)
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The Keccak algorithm has won the SHA-3 cryptography contest– but existing techniques appear sound and may not need replacing
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