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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

Trio share Nobel Prize for chemistry of life

‘Masters of light’ scoop Nobel physics prize

Three share Nobel Prize for medicine

Science briefing: Stem cells to tone up the old

Hominid springs surprise after 4m years

Oldest human ancestor skeleton unveiled

Science briefing: Keep connected with phones

Swift action puts Arm in strong position

Science briefing: Terrorism linked to public opinion

Science briefing: Oldest fibres discovered

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