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Vitamin C jabs may combat cancer
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-5 6:00)
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In pill form, the vitamin does little to counter cancers, and can even stop medications working, but injections reduce tumour growth in mice
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Global HIV stats called into question by US study
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-5 2:17)
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Health officials in the US may have annually been underestimating new HIV infections by 40%?could the same apply to other countries?
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Falcon 1 rocket fails to reach orbit
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-5 2:10)
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SpaceX, a leading player in the private spaceflight industry, loses its third rocket, but vows to plough on
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Bottle-brush robot goes where 'pigs' can't reach
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-5 1:45)
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With a body covered in flexible steel bristles, the nosy machine can inspect otherwise inaccessible pipes and sewers
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Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-5 1:00)
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Some people experience movement and flashes as noise. Find out if you are one of them with a simple video test
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[ニュース] 「第5回わんだほーろぼっとか〜にばる」レポート〜ミセス対決、リターンズ
from Robot Watch
(2008-8-5 0:30)
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Bacteria were the real killers in 1918 flu pandemic
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-4 22:02)
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Records suggest that bacterial pneumonia along with influenza killed most victims and indicate that governments ought to stock up on antibiotics
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Invention: Exoskeleton for grannies
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-4 20:48)
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This week's new patents include a robotic sleeve to boost the strength of ageing arms, a way to make new hair follicles grow on bald scalps, and a colour screen that wastes less light
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Found: The hottest water on Earth
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-4 20:05)
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Black smokers deep in the Atlantic are spouting "supercritical" water at over 407°C?something never before been seen in nature
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Wi-Fi networks suffer 'autoimmune' attacks
from New Scientist - Latest Headlines
(2008-8-4 18:53)
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Hackers may be able to trick security software into attacking a network's own users, and encryption may not offer much defence (full text available to subscribers)
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