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Science briefing: Making scents of early memories
Research shows that the first time someone smells a particular odour, whether pleasant or unpleasant, the memory is imprinted in their brain in a way that is unparalleled by other sensations
Lex: Intel
Even though the company faces fresh scrutiny of its market power, the structure of the industry is likely to remain unchanged
Science briefing: Horses help in race to beat flu
Researchers have carried out a study relating the evolution of equine flu to vaccination of horses, an important step that will help in understanding the dynamics of epidemics
Science briefing: Advantages to having a male
A study argues that self-fertilising populations of roundworms are more susceptible to harmful genetic mutations and are slower to adapt to environmental conditions
Crop science investment call
The government has been asked to invest an extra £50m a year to help prepare the UK for expected global food shortages
Science briefing: Heart repair kit takes shape
Scientists at Harvard University have succeeded in making beating strips of mouse heart muscle cells in a development that could be the prototype of a system to repair damaged human hearts
Physicists show the flow of magnetic current
The discovery by British scientists that magnetism can flow like electricity can have profound implications for theoretical physics and perhaps also for technology
Nasa crashes probe into moon in search of water
In its most violent mission so far, the US space agency Nasa slams two probes into the moon, in the hope of detecting lunar ice in a vast plume of moondust
Science briefing: Viral theory for chronic fatigue
The theory that viral infection leads to chronic fatigue syndrome has been boosted by a US study showing a recently discovered virus was present in 67% of participants with CFS but only 3.8% of healthy controls
Scientists claim breast cancer breakthrough
Researchers have decoded the genetic evolution within an individual patient, a breakthrough they say will lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of tumours
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