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Finally, a fat-fighting drug that shows promise
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-8 1:36)
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First trial of diet pill allows obese women to lose a kilogram a week
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Science rides high in ranking of best and worst jobs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-8 1:17)
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A "desirability" ranking of 200 jobs, from petroleum engineer to dishwasher, has just come out and many of the best jobs involve science, engineering or medicine
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December 2010 photo competition winner: Light
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-8 0:45)
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Find out the winner of December's photo competition on the theme of light
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Ancient genomes suggest Africa has two elephant species
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-8 0:34)
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DNA analysis of the extinct woolly mammoth and mastodon and living elephant species suggests Africa has two species of elephant, not one
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CES: Who really needs a $3000 fridge that can tweet?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 21:52)
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A high-tech refrigerator doubles as a digital-age organisational tool
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Hipster bird species evolving to tune out urban sounds
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 21:45)
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For the first time there is evidence that birds may be evolving as a result of city living
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Stem cells from urine could help fix your plumbing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 21:10)
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Stem cells extracted from urine have been used to create ureters and urethras to replace damaged tissue
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Feedback: Everybody loves corporate governance
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 21:00)
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The 2-billion-person library queue, the country where 200 firefighters are not enough for one citizen, UK population reaches 108 million, and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Intensive logging created New England's rich wetlands
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 20:46)
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In clearing vast tracts of land, the prolific loggers of the 18th and 19th centuries left open-water bays silted up as seafood-rich wetlands
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Blood test for Alzheimer's offers hope for early diagnosis
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-1-7 20:40)
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A new technique could lead to an early test for Alzheimer's, but with no cure currently available, would you want to know?
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