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Old Scientist: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?
Why did a maverick British astronomer never get the gong? 91avs of Novembers past reveal it’s a perennial worry
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Environment
Kitchen counter bio-lab lets you make edible gloop from cells
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Health
It’s too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research
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Health
Radio powered by your own sweat hints at future of wearables
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Life
Synthetic genes can make weird new proteins that actually work
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Technology
3D-printed bacteria could make bespoke graphene-like materials
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Life
Five designer chromosomes bring synthetic life a step closer
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Technology
UK announces extra funding for robotics and driverless cars
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Environment
Resurrecting nature: Extinct is not forever
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Life
Electronic gene control could let us plug bacteria into devices
Hooking up custom-made microbes to electronics could have a host of applications in medicine and industry, such as smarter drugs and better health apps
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Environment
Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA
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Technology
Transistor stretchier than skin for ultra-flexible wearable tech
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Life
The world in 2076: Human-made life forms walk the earth
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Humans
The world in 2076: Genetically engineered people are everywhere
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