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Strengthening Europe's patent laws will weaken them

Strengthening Europe's patent laws will weaken them

Europe's high-tech firms are threatened by patent reforms that will expose them to one of the worst features of the US system, says patent expert David Cooper

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Nukes over wind turbines? UK R&D policies are warped

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Nukes over wind turbines? UK R&D policies are warped

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Global child vaccination needs a data boost

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Global child vaccination needs a data boost

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Give the gift of life by donating your medical records

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Give the gift of life by donating your medical records

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One-parent families: US social mobility's main barrier?

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One-parent families: US social mobility's main barrier?

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Can water cannons cope with flash mob riots?

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Can water cannons cope with flash mob riots?

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Spare Africa the ravages of its native oil palm

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Spare Africa the ravages of its native oil palm

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McMath and Muñoz cases challenge definition of death

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McMath and Muñoz cases challenge definition of death

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Testing times for the consumer genetics revolution

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Testing times for the consumer genetics revolution

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We have the tools to keep sport free of match-fixing

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We have the tools to keep sport free of match-fixing

The advent of rapid, global online betting could make match-fixing rife. But technology to spot it is better than ever, says a betting-industry expert

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Invest in minds not maths to boost the economy

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We have the tools to keep sport free of match-fixing

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What should we do about pornography?

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Mandela's unsung legacy of science in Africa

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