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The first gene on Earth

How did life begin? Revolutionary discoveries about the genetic material RNA are helping molecular biologists to piece together replicas of the first genes

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Forensic science goes on trial

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Secrecy shrouds science funding: Scientists have found in the past year that they have lost influence over how funds for research councils are shared out. These decisions are now being made behind closed doors

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Soviets search for partners in space: As its economic crisis deepens, the Soviet Union is banking on international collaboration to keep its space programme aloft

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The fallible engineer: Australian engineers feel that they are being blamed for accidents and failures that are beyond their control. They want the public to understand that experts are only human

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A green in the machine: As a government scientist, Norman Moore both initiated the research that showed how pesticides damage wildlife, and framed the laws that brought these chemicals under control

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India wakes up to AIDS: As Asia faces the prospect of an explosive epidemic of AIDS, Indian health workers are becoming increasingly alarmed at how little has yet been done to prevent the spread of HIV

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Physics

What is light?

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Health

Who’s for a long and healthy life?

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Dolomite: the mineral that shouldn’t exist – Scientists have never been able to make dolomite in the the way the mineral forms naturally. Theories have come and gone, but the mystery of its origins remains

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What makes biological clocks tick?

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Bridge design stretched to the limits: Cable-stayed bridges are a type of suspended crossing. Spare but functional, they exploit a form of bridge engineering that is bringing down the cost of progressively longer crossings

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Light dawns on the body clock: The discovery that bright light has a powerful effect on the body’s daily rhythms could help us to cope with night work and jet lag

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AZT and AIDS: the doubts persist – US authorities have just licensed a second drug called ddI for the fight against AIDS. But medical scientists are still concerned over the value of the original drug

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