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Health
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Physics
I predict a riot: Where the next dictator will fall
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Earth
Egypt and Tunisia: rocked by the global food crisis
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Physics
Can complexity theory explain Egypt’s crisis?
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Health
Haiti polio scare may be rare complication of cholera
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Health
Hard cases don’t mean UK vaccine policy is wrong
Opinion
Health
Swiss recognise ‘alternative’ medicine – for now
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Environment
Southern Sudan’s votes could kill an ancient disease
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Environment
Engineered chickens can’t pass on flu
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Health
Prion disease can spread through air
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Earth
We can feed 9 billion people in 2050
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Health
Finally, a fat-fighting drug that shows promise
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