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Giant ‘nervous system’ to link Europe’s networks
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Technology: NASA looks to Britain for pocket lasers
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How safe will the Channel Tunnel be? Money is tight on the project to build a tunnel under the Channel that separates England and France. Some experts fear that this financial crisis, and the secrecy it has engendered, means that safety standards for tra
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One last chance for Britain’s lead in light: Research into harnessing optics to electronics has been hauled back from the brink. But industry fears that the government could let the opportunity to exploit optoelectronics slip away
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Tunnellers look in on DNA
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Backup computers lead the way to recovery
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Technology: Gene mappers count on databases
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Japan applies computer power to genome project
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Dead microbes sidestep rules on genetic release
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Technology: Enzyme offers clue to pesticide resistance
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Britain’s would-be astronauts face the final countdown
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Widespread disquiet greets proposed rules on gene release
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