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Cervical cancer vaccine reminds girls of sexual risks
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 6:00)
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No reason to worry that vaccination will encourage girls to have more sex, suggests a survey of British teenagers
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Today on New Scientist: 27 October 2009
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the hunt for prehistoric sea monsters, how an asteroid blast revealed a hole in Earth's defences, and why laundry could help slash carbon emissions
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Static electricity worry halts NASA rocket test flight
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 2:19)
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The threat of 'triboelectrification' forces NASA to postpone the first scheduled launch of the Ares I-X, a prototype of the rocket intended to replace the space shuttle
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Lost limb leads to flexible new body image
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 2:15)
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Amputees who feel the presence of a phantom limb can be trained to move it in impossible ways, which could allow new ways to ease phantom pain
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Space debris threat to future launches
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 1:49)
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Rocketing volumes of space debris are going to add significantly to the complexity of future space flights
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US FDA says omega-3 oils from GM soya are safe to eat
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 1:37)
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Biotech giants have a green light to market crops genetically modified to produce the health-promoting oils, which are mostly got from fish at present
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Paper ideal for growing tumours in the lab
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-28 0:13)
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Modern offices may scorn the stuff, but paper is being used to build scaffolds for living model tumours and damaged hearts
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[ニュース] 高橋智隆氏、走ってジャンプする「ロピッド」を開発〜2年半ぶりの新作ロボ、タイミングベルトで
from Robot Watch
(2009-10-28 0:00)
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How laundry could slash US carbon emissions
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-27 23:53)
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If Americans adopted 17 behavioural changes they could cut US CO 2 emissions by over 7 per cent by 2019
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Industrial robot hones virtual autopsies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-10-27 23:19)
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Autopsies are messy, upsetting for the family, and you only get one chance to see the body whole. "Virtual autopsies" tackle all three problems at once
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