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The wonder of extremophiles
The wonder of extremophiles, micro organisms which live in extreme conditions
Ants in the city
The rules that run colonies of ants and what they can teach us about cities
Stem cells and the brain
How medical researchers are aiming to create a brain cell bank
Artificial body parts - the six million dollar human
Could bionic limbs emerge from science fiction to science fact?
Repairing the brain
Report on a new centre for brain repair, which has just opened at Cambridge University
Human history - it's all in the genes
Can human history be hidden in the genes?
Nitric oxide - the new wonder drug
How nitric oxide, once considered poisonous, could be a future wonder drug
Childhood leukemia and radiation
A look at the causes of childhood leukaemia
The ancestors of vertebrates
Research which suggests conodonts are the early meat-eating ancestors of vertebrate
The laser scanning opthalmoscope
Scientists unveil a retina laser scanning opthalmoscope
