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26 June 1999

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Clean gene

A PLANT gene that mops up toxic heavy metals from soils and stores them in the leaves has been identified by researchers in San Diego. Julian Schroeder of the University of California and his colleagues have discovered the gene responsible for producing phytochelatins, naturally occurring plant peptides that bind to harmful heavy metals such as …

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Shingles bar

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Bouncing back

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Onboard computer

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Money talks

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Cuckoos save chicks from identity crisis

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A bit on the side

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What's sweet, green and sticky?

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Traffic victims

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Healing honey

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Telltale signs

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When the wind blows …

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Can't stop the music

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Timber!

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The water's fine

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Creative exploits

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See-through teeth

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Technology

Greenhouse sceptics

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Rock `n' scroll

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A format too far

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Lead-free motors

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Lost in the darkness

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What a star!

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Sex on the brain

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Indecent exposure

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Natural tones mean healthy scalps

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Make it decaf if there's a baby on the way

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Gutter bugs

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What makes a human?

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Bad for the boys

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Rapid result

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Four-minute warning

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Gems to dye for

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Eco manure

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Balls to bubblejets

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Without a trace

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Drawing a fine line

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G8 modifies agenda

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Crack and copy

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By thought alone

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How stressful days steal your memories

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A flying leap?

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A lucky escape

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Singed eyebrows are off the menu

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Safety first

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Babies at risk

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Payback for payloads

DON'T look now, but there's probably a microsatellite whizzing over your head. There are hundreds of them above us in low-Earth orbit, just 700 to 800 kilometres up. They symbolise the huge changes that have occurred over the past few years in the utilisation of space. The biggest changes are reductions in size and cost. …

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Round and round

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Washington diary

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Sin's City

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Anywhere, anytime

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Right here, right now

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Willing hands . . .

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Raising Albert

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THE HUMAN body contains 100 000 000 000 000 cells, a tenth of which belong to the body proper. The remaining 90 per cent are the 90 trillion or so bacteria that live on or in us. These microbes coat our skin, the inside of our noses and throats, and the whole length of our …

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Feedback

WHY does it sting so much if you burp up Coca-Cola through your nose? This important issue has been much discussed recently on the CHEMED newslist, an Internet forum for chemistry teachers. Canadian Jeff Oliver kicked off by saying he suspected that carbon dioxide gas from the Coke dissolves in the sensitive mucous membranes of …

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