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A probe based on technology developed for the Mars mission promises to be the biggest boon yet in checking for breast cancer. A small start up called BioLuminate, California, is struggling to change
Vladimir Putin is the first Russian president to mention AIDS in a state-of-the-nation speech. Mr. Putin has talked about AIDS before, but his speech last month gave campaigners hope that he is now
Progress in understanding the science of SARS has been unprecedented, trumpeted Gro Harlem Brundtland, secretary-general of the World Health Organisation, at the agency's latest conference on Severe
The current Doha round of trade talks was supposed to help the world's poor. But a range of disagreements have stymied the negotiations. To keep the round alive, next week's meeting in Mexico needs
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Greenhouses in cold climates need a lot of heating. This is expensive. Power stations produce a lot of hot air that is dumped into the atmosphere. This is wasteful. Moshe Alamaro, a researcher at
