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Tobacco plant to fight against cancer

A personalized vaccine made using tobacco plants - normally associated with causing cancer rather than helping cure it - could aid people with lymphoma in fighting the disease, US researchers said.

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Oldest Bible may be reunited online

The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again - online.

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Lime may cut CO2 levels in sea water

Scientists claim to have found a workable way of reducing CO² (Carbon dioxide) levels in the atmosphere to pre-industrial levels - by adding lime to seawater

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Solar panels get makeover in US

Spurred by recent advances in technology, solar panel makers are scrambling to come up with neater and cleaner products that will overcome the aesthetic objections of home owners to traditional solar panels.

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Flu pandemic may kill 50m worldwide

The world is at the risk of an “inevitable” disease pandemic, which could kill 50 million people and wreak massive disruption around the globe, the British government has warned.

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Arthritis drug restores speech in Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s patients given a popular rheumatoid arthritis drug showed seemingly dramatic improvements in a small study, but some doctors are worried.

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Donkey skin to boost women’s libido

As it turns out, donkey skin is used in traditional Chinese medicines that are designed to increase women’s sex drive.

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Home servers will make CD racks obsolete

Converting to a fully digitized entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in the house.

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Billboards with ‘eyes’ find audience

A new high-tech Japanese electronic display can instantly identify people’s sex or age range and target them with advertisements to suit them.

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Men and women have different brains

The study suggests that men and women show differences in behaviour because their brains are physically distinct organs. Male and female brains appear to be constructed from markedly different genetic blueprints, the team says.

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