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Did Saddam Hussein model himself on Darth Vader?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-25 21:00)
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Saddam had more than a little fascination with Darth Vader helmets, sci-fi fantasy and lightsabres, finds Jessica Griggs
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Ten days to save hearing after deafening sound
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-25 20:54)
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A shot of gene therapy was enough to restore dying hair cells in guinea pigs? if administered soon enough after the damage
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Wireless speed freaks set to leave Wi-Fi standing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-25 20:25)
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Can Wi-Fi rise to the challenge of super-fast, high-definition downloads or are its days as the "killer app" of connectivity numbered?
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Embattled NASA chief vows to outline path to Mars
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-25 10:08)
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At his first congressional hearing on NASA's new direction, agency chief Charles Bolden promised to develop a detailed plan to get astronauts to Mars
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Newborns' blood used to build secret DNA database
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-25 4:00)
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Texas state health officials secretly gave hundreds of babies' blood samples to the federal government to build a DNA database, reports Ewen Callaway
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Lapdogs are Middle Eastern
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-24 9:01)
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The gene that turned a wolf into a Yorkshire terrier originated in the region more than 12,000 years ago
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Today on New Scientist: 23 February 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-24 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the new weapons trained on blindness, how a lawsuit could shut down the LHC, and why we should stop funding homeopathy
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NASA sets sights on inflatable space stations
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-24 2:44)
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The agency reveals plans to develop advanced new technologies, including orbiting balloon-like habitats
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Six tricks that alien trackers could use
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-24 2:25)
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We could find evidence of interstellar engineering projects or other signs of alien intelligence? even if no one is deliberately trying to contact us
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US menu of eligible stem cells set to lengthen
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-2-24 1:31)
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The US government plans to add lines created from early-stage embryos to the list of human embryonic stem cells that federally funded research can use
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