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Genome mapping
12/03/2010 - 17:27
Submitted by Louise Ridley
The ultimate check-up could become part of routine health scans within the next few years, offering us the chance to see the makeup of our DNA. Genome sequencing reveals the pattern of a person...
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Do you know what this is?
12/03/2010 - 09:58
Submitted by Louise Ridley
We at Focus towers have been given a mystery to solve.  Readers Bill, Bill and Chris Maddison (aged 93, 54 and 12 respectively) have sent us a picture of the object below. They bought it at a...
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Stephen Baxter on terraforming
11/03/2010 - 17:05
Submitted by Jheni Osman
Ever wondered what we’re going to be up to in a couple of centuries time? Science fiction author extraordinaire, Stephen Baxter, reckons we could have colonised Mars by then. In the April...
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Megapixel Extra - Reusable rocket
10/03/2010 - 12:38
Submitted by James Cutmore
Here is a collection of some of the best images that have caught my eye this month. First up is an image of the last test firing of the reusable rocket that will power NASA’s shuttle into...
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Especially for you
05/03/2010 - 14:39
Submitted by Louise Ridley
The news that Google "personalises" up to one in five web searches using our web history, location and online contacts is a rare insight into the mighty search engine’s mysterious...
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House made from recycled rubbish
04/03/2010 - 15:57
Submitted by Jheni Osman
As I drove the last car load of old kitchen units and various other bits of junk to the tip the other day, I couldn't help wondering where all that waste would actually end up. The local tip is...
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Hangover-free alcohol?
04/03/2010 - 09:53
Submitted by Daniel Bennett
Hangover-free booze – the holy grail of the drinks industry – may have been discovered by researchers from South Korea. The body uses oxygen to metabolise alcohol. The researchers at...
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Could lightning strike you underwater?
26/02/2010 - 16:47
Submitted by Louise Ridley
Could you get struck when you're out for a swim, and are you more at risk than on land? Is there any difference between fresh and salt water? What do you reckon?  Send your thoughts...
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Stranger than fiction
26/02/2010 - 10:08
Submitted by Louise Ridley
Science fiction ideas have inspired advances in the real world – remember how Arthur C Clarke predicted modern satellites. But some SF ideas can turn out to be utter codswallop.   The link...
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An astronaut's holiday snaps
24/02/2010 - 18:49
Submitted by Daniel Bennett
We all know how tiresome it can be when a friend or a relative insists that you look through their entire holiday reel. And with the advent of digital cameras, and with it the ability to take...
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Keeping a cool head
24/02/2010 - 14:56
Submitted by leo_sayers
Whenever I go into a bike shop looking for a new helmet, the trainee sales monkey always uses the excellent line of “how much is your head worth?” to which I reply “About £100...
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Things could only get better...
24/02/2010 - 10:47
Submitted by Andy Ridgway
At last, there's good news from Switzerland – things are starting to shape up at the Large Hadron Collider. The most expensive science experiment in human history is beginning to pump out some...
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