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24 August 2002

Issue 2357

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The treasure of Cape Frio

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Push me, pull me

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Take a byte

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The descent of man

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The happy fat

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Table of contents

News

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Killer bugs bored to death

Molecules that drill holes in bacteria and make them spring a fatal leak could become the next weapon in the war against antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Unlike most antibiotics, these "hydraphile" molecules are not based on the bug-killing compounds found naturally in organisms such as fungi. Instead, they mimic the tiny "ion channels" embedded in the membranes …

News

Warning! 25 seconds till disaster strikes

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Humans

Your family really does stink

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Humans

Why there are always two sides to love

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Humans

You're holding the map upside-down…

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Humans

Girls get competitive, but only if it's worth it

News

Unseen perils of the pilgrimage to Mecca

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Technology

Stay tuned for free tunes

News

Technology

Screws fixed

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Technology

Screen out local radio

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Split brain reveals our sense of self

News

Nimble pests

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The cruel sea

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Primeval fireworks

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Killer lenses

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Not far from A to B

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Trick your body into killing tumours

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We hear that…

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'Animals' grow from an artificial embryo

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Light-emitting silicon's day dawns

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Save the world at the flick of a switch

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And God said let there be smog

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Chimps have already conquered AIDS

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Technology

News

Twin trails are all that remains of multimillion-dollar spacecraft

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Dispatches

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'Top priority' pluto trip gets go-ahead

News

Ads wreck fossil rocks

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Europe's wake-up call

News

Fire tests spark safety fears

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A sweet and petite summer treat

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Polluters should pay less, not more

News

We hear that…

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Soundbites

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Glamorous animals get all the cash

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Yucca Mountain could become nuclear volcano

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Seed firms bungle field trials

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Opinion

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Humans

Westminster dairy

WHETHER the police should be allowed to retain DNA samples from suspects who are later found innocent is a policy matter of some delicacy. John Denham, the minister for policing, says that the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 swept away the obligation on the police to destroy DNA samples taken from suspects who are …

Opinion

The word stuntology

Opinion

War mentality

Opinion

Childhood is not what it used to be

Opinion

Give us the simple life

Opinion

The rivers' revenge

Opinion

Features

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The treasure of Cape Frio

When HMS Thetis was wrecked off the coast of Brazil in 1830, a hoard of gold, silver and "other treasure of various descriptions" sank to the bottom of the sea. The news was greeted with consternation in Rio de Janeiro. The treasure belonged to the city's British merchants, who had trusted the Royal Navy to …

Features

Push me, pull me

Features

Take a byte

Features

The descent of man

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The happy fat

Features

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Rex Appeal: The amazing story of Sue, the dinosaur that changed science, the law, and my life by Peter Larson and Kristin Donnan

Rex Appeal: The amazing story of Sue, the dinosaur that changed science, the law, and my life by Peter Larson and Kristin Donnan, Invisible Cities Press, £23.50/$26.95, ISBN 1931229074 TYRANNOSAURUS rex has become the world's most famous dinosaur. Its spectacular size and undeniable menace make T. rex a star attraction of museums and movies. It …

Books & Arts

Who's reading what

Books & Arts

Who's reading what

Books & Arts

Decline and Fall

Books & Arts

Bug, beautiful bug

Books & Arts

Minuscule monsters

Books & Arts

Authentic Happiness: Using the new positive psychology to realize your potential for lasting fulfillment by Martin Seligman

Books & Arts

Beetle mania

Books & Arts

Regulars

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Feedback

SOME medical terms can be awfully hard to pronounce – especially if you're Tommy Thompson, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Thompson was speaking at the Wisconsin State Fair last week. "We haven't had any attacks as of anybody receiving West Nile virus or encephalopoulus," he informed …

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