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23.07.2009, 14:21
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The National DNA database in the UK currently holds information on five percent of the population, proportionally ten times bigger than its US equivalent, and there are no signs of it being discontinued any time soon.
18.10.2010, 23:04
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American food policy has resulted in increasing rates of obesity, particularly among lower-class and minority populations.
30.06.2009, 10:52
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Terrorists are planning a deadly new attack: this time online – that’s the fear of the UK government, which has announced the creation of a national cyber army to counter web assaults on the country’s infrastructure.
10.08.2010, 07:28
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Human rights campaigners are alarmed in Britain over EU plans to install surveillance cameras on airplanes.
24.07.2010, 03:26
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July 23 marks the final day of an international AIDS conference where scientists from around the world have worked to fight and cure the disease. At the same time some continue to deny the conventional wisdom about AIDS.
25.05.2009, 19:06
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Children infected with diseases through having unprotected sex have reached unprecedented levels in the UK. Whilst the finger is being pointed at the government, others insist that shrinking moral standards are to blame.
24.08.2010, 16:45
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Although the practice of female genital mutilation is illegal in the UK, thousands are considered to be at risk annually – and no one has ever been convicted of the crime.
21.09.2010, 07:42
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A Russian scientist is trying to convince people they can change the world simply by using their own energy. He claims that thinking in a certain way can have a positive or negative effect on the surrounding environment.
01.02.2010, 18:17
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Politicians are releasing fantastic amounts of hot air jet-setting around the planet in order to debate the alleged threat of global warming. But what about all the other things killing humans?
15.02.2010, 07:17
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Patients in need of a transplant know they could face a dangerously long wait. But now scientists may have some good news on the horizon - as human organs in the future may simply be printed out.
Published: 23 March, 2009, 15:21
Stem cells may soon reshape the whole system of blood transfusion service, making it independent from the constant supply of fresh blood by donors.
