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Scientists react to attack; with shock and fears for the future (Nature) |
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Technology will assist the fight against terrorism |
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Identity crisis' racks depleted research arms of spy agencies |
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Support for science is firm as emergency raises budget |
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How not to make friends (Nature) |
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US rejects stronger bioweapons treaty |
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Plans for missile defence system perturb physicists |
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Fighting against terrorism, engaging with Islamic science (Nature) |
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Organization Involved In Disarmament |
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A new global commitment to disease control in Africa |
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Pasteur's Quadrant and malnutrition |
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Poor nations push for right to produce cheap medicines |
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Tobacco and the global lung cancer epidemic |
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Green revolution: the way forward |
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The global impact of HIV/AIDS |
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Challenges and opportunities for development of an AIDS vaccine |
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Success hinges on support for treatment |
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Malegapuru William Makgoba |
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Is the development of a new tuberculosis vaccine possible |
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A post-genomic perspective |
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Biomedical philanthropy, Silicon Valley style |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (20) |
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Publication of human genomes sparks fresh sequence debate |
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And now for the proteome... |
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Are you ready for the revolution |
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71 | (3) |
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Immunology in the post-genomic era |
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74 | (2) |
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A tour of structural genomics |
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Clear vision for a structure-seeking business |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (9) |
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What is 'public opinion' about genetics |
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86 | (1) |
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Patenting human genetic material: refocusing the debate |
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What a long, mange trip it's ban ... (Nature) |
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IVF and the history of stem cells |
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Human embryonic stem all research: ethical and legal issues |
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High tech industry woes in 2001 |
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106 | (3) |
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Industrial 'R' up in a downturn (Nature) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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109 | (2) |
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Genetically Modified Organisms |
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111 | (9) |
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Scientific perspectives on regulating the safety of genetically modified foods |
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111 | (6) |
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The battle Field of Britain |
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117 | (3) |
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120 | (10) |
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Public biotech 2000 - the numbers |
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120 | (10) |
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130 | (4) |
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Recent progress in the understanding and treatment of breast cancer |
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130 | (1) |
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Translational breast cancer research in the post-genomic world |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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In search of a cure for CJD |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (12) |
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Programmed cell death and apoptosis: origins of the theory |
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141 | (6) |
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Desperately seeking aliens |
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147 | (2) |
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The habitat and nature of early life |
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149 | (10) |
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Life in extreme environments |
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159 | (11) |
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Chance and necessity: the evolution of morphological complexity and diversity |
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170 | (9) |
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence |
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188 | (4) |
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192 | (3) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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The Great e-publishing debate |
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196 | (19) |
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The Future of the electronic scientific literature (Nature) |
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196 | (2) |
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Public library set to turn publisher as boycott looms |
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198 | (1) |
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Evolution and scientific literature: towards a decentralized adaptive web |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
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Innovation and service in scientific publishing requires more, not less, competition |
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201 | (2) |
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Electronic access to journals: the views of the American Physical Society |
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203 | (1) |
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Setting Logical Priorities |
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204 | (1) |
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Evolution and revolution: pragmatism versus dogmatism |
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205 | (1) |
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Tailoring access to the source: preprints, grey literature and journal articles |
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206 | (2) |
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GenBank - a model community resource? |
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208 | (1) |
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E-Biosci: a European approach to handling biological information |
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209 | (1) |
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Scientific publishing on the 'semantic web' |
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210 | (1) |
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Blurring the boundaries between the scientific 'papers' and biological databases |
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210 | (2) |
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Should the scientific literature be privately owned and controlled) |
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212 | (1) |
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Science must 'push copyright aside' |
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213 | (1) |
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Information wants to be valuable |
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214 | (1) |
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| PART 2. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS |
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Shooting the messenger (Nature) |
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217 | (1) |
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Consensus science, or consensus politics? |
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217 | (3) |
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`Political fix' saves Kyoto deal from collapse |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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Europe frames fresh funding initiative for research |
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222 | (1) |
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Storm clouds over Brussels (Nature) |
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223 | (1) |
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Successes in fight to save ozone layer could close holes by 2050 |
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223 | (1) |
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Arctic university gives collaboration pole position |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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Array system promises global atmospheric monitoring |
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225 | (1) |
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Network aims to link species data from global collections |
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226 | (69) |
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| PART 3. LARGE SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES |
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295 | (58) |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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Review urges US physicists to think globally |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (12) |
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304 | (1) |
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New physics with the Compact Linear Collider |
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305 | (5) |
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Physicists rally behind linear-collider plan |
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310 | (1) |
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Israel plans new particle accelerator |
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310 | (1) |
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German lab unveils plan to build physicists' next particle collider |
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310 | (6) |
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316 | (13) |
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Future optical and infrared telescopes |
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316 | (4) |
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Astronomers buoyed by rejection of merger |
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320 | (1) |
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Tough decisions loam as funding crisis hits space-station research |
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320 | (1) |
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Europe hooks up with China for space first |
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321 | (1) |
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Airborne telescope delayed as plant is made ready |
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321 | (1) |
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Funding crisis could spell the end for millimetre telescope |
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322 | (1) |
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Funding battle heats up over large array |
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322 | (1) |
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Astronomers bargain for use of 'sacred' site |
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322 | (7) |
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Gravitational-Wave Detectors |
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329 | (1) |
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Fusion and Plasma Research Facilities |
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330 | (3) |
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Crushing victory could help in quest for fusion energy |
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330 | (1) |
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Canada stakes claim on fusion energy project |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (2) |
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On the trail of the neutrino |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (4) |
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Europe plots comeback in neutron science |
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336 | (4) |
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340 | (1) |
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Synchrotron Radiation Facilities |
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340 | (13) |
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Increase in protein analysis pushes demand for synchrotron operators |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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US structural genomics effort needs physicists for success |
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342 | (1) |
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Wages may make it hard to attract scientists to synchrotrons |
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343 | (1) |
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Staffing shortage threatens Japan's structural genomics |
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343 | (1) |
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NMR versus synchrotron radiation |
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344 | (9) |
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| PART 4. COUNTRY GUIDE |
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355 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (3) |
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364 | (33) |
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Funding bonanza for astronomy and biotech in Australia |
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364 | (1) |
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Election result leaves Australian scientists fearful over funding |
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364 | (1) |
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Knowledge at stake in Australian poll |
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365 | (32) |
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397 | (7) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (3) |
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412 | (6) |
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Utopian dream in tatters as Starlab crashes to Earth |
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412 | (1) |
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Eviction threat to Belgium's science academies |
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412 | (6) |
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418 | (1) |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (5) |
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428 | (1) |
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428 | (4) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (1) |
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434 | (3) |
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Taming Africa's killer lake |
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434 | (3) |
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437 | (23) |
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Boom in Canadian science continues amidst doubts |
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437 | (1) |
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Canada plans to give unified voice to science |
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438 | (1) |
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Canada unveils plans to build nanotechnology centre...(Nature) |
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438 | (1) |
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...as mathematicians beat retreat to Alberta |
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439 | (5) |
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Canada pours funds into health research (Nature) |
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444 | (6) |
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450 | (10) |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (2) |
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464 | (49) |
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China's hopes and hypes (Nature) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (2) |
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467 | (16) |
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483 | (1) |
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Putting the pieces together |
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483 | (1) |
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Hong Kong seeks secrets of Chinese medicine |
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484 | (4) |
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488 | (1) |
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Reforms woo scientists from mainland China |
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488 | (25) |
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513 | (4) |
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517 | (1) |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
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517 | (1) |
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518 | (1) |
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518 | (1) |
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519 | (1) |
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520 | (7) |
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527 | (2) |
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529 | (1) |
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530 | (6) |
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536 | (7) |
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543 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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544 | (1) |
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545 | (1) |
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546 | (2) |
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548 | (1) |
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548 | (1) |
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549 | (1) |
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549 | (3) |
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552 | (1) |
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553 | (1) |
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553 | (5) |
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558 | (16) |
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Young, gifted ... and spurned |
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558 | (5) |
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Hepatitis pioneer takes the reins for French medicine |
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563 | (5) |
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Pasteur turns to biotech firms in bid to revitalize research |
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568 | (2) |
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French museum report sparks researchers' revolt |
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570 | (4) |
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574 | (1) |
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575 | (1) |
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575 | (4) |
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579 | (49) |
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Science After Reunification |
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579 | (1) |
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Professors facing power cuts in German university reforms |
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580 | (3) |
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Helmholtz Society prepares itself for strategic reforms |
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583 | (2) |
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Birth of a new institute - Biopolis Dresden |
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585 | (43) |
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628 | (1) |
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629 | (3) |
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Greece should abandon a short-sighted policy (Nature) |
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629 | (3) |
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632 | (1) |
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633 | (1) |
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634 | (1) |
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637 | (1) |
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638 | (8) |
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646 | (2) |
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648 | (14) |
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648 | (14) |
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662 | (2) |
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664 | (2) |
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666 | (1) |
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667 | (9) |
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Europe's 'tiger' hopes to weather global economic slump |
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667 | (9) |
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676 | (11) |
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Israel expands science, but conflict spoils regional co-operation |
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677 | (1) |
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The Organization of Science in Israel |
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677 | (1) |
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Academics bid to transcend the Arab-Israeli conflict |
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677 | (9) |
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Palestinian-Administered Territories |
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686 | (1) |
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687 | (14) |
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Con the leopard change its spots! (Nature) |
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687 | (1) |
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687 | (2) |
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From Galen to Golgi: birth of the life sciences in Italy |
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689 | (12) |
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701 | (2) |
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703 | (40) |
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Ripe opportunities for regional collaboration in east Asia (Nature) |
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703 | (1) |
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Japan to bypass bureaucracy by reshaping science ministries |
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704 | (1) |
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Coal-directed revamp for Japanese research |
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704 | (1) |
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Japan aims to forge stronger European links |
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705 | (1) |
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Scientists fear new guidelines will stifle basic research |
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705 | (1) |
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Japan's plans for space merger spark fears for basic research |
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706 | (1) |
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Japan plans revision of science lessons |
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706 | (1) |
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Hopes of biotech interest spur Latvian population genetics |
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754 | (2) |
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756 | (1) |
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Weapons lab seek Mexican link |
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New Zealand says yes to GM trials |
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