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+0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f60bf88-b386-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fbusinesslife%2Fsciencehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f60bf88-b386-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.htmlResearchers have decoded the genetic evolution within an individual patient, a breakthrough they say will lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of tumoursWed, 7 Oct 2009 23:01:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/81e143e2-b329-11de-ac13-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fbusinesslife%2Fsciencehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/81e143e2-b329-11de-ac13-00144feab49a.htmlThree scientists who discovered how the genetic code is translated into the molecules of life win the 2009 Nobel chemistry prizeWed, 7 Oct 2009 12:24:44 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e36adca-b25d-11de-bbaf-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fbusinesslife%2Fsciencehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e36adca-b25d-11de-bbaf-00144feab49a.htmlThree inventors have been rewarded for 1960s work that led to modern fibre optic communications and digital cameras used in both 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woodlands 4.4m years ago, is unveiled by scientists in a landmark series of palaeontology papers that shed light on human behaviourThu, 1 Oct 2009 15:33:47 +0100