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Science : How nerve cells learn to take the heat

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Science : Hidden damage triggers cancer

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1996 and all that - Sometimes only a picture will do. Ben Crystall chooses the images behind some of the top science stories of the year

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Science : Stress leaves the brain wide open to drugs

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Technology : For that shining smile . . . use a glowing toothbrush

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Science : Viral assassin turns on cancer cells

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Technology : Surface tension sugars the pill

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Science : The killer that's vital for life

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Science : Cool honeybees don't get in a flap

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