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20 January 1996

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Red or dead?

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A matter of degree

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Red or dead?

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Downhome technopia

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Stardust to catch a comet by the tail

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The creativity machine

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A matter of degree

ENIGMA 858 Within the Earth's atmospheric range, it is not possible to convert any whole number of degrees Fahrenheit into Celsius by reversing the digits. There is a good approximation in the case of 82 °F, which is nearly 28 °C the same may be said for 61 °F and 16 °C, but in neither …

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Technology

Freezing out brackish water

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Netropolitan

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Morse users send out an SOS

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An enzyme for surviving in the desert …

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… and a gene for resisting flooding

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Why English is hard on the brain

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Search for ET continues after ozone let down

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Lost limbs show up in the brain

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Will El Niño become El Hombre?

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Ancient plants with modern plumbing

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Rare gene means NO smoking

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Killer protein links AIDS to heart failure

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Stone me, those crows make tools

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Doped crystal kills off the unwanted chemical twin

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Technology

How to get a more moving performance

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Merging stars are quick-change artists

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Technology

'Kinder' cancer drug goes on trial

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Genetics watchdog

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Farmers' victory

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Someone to watch over me

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Watchdog steps in over NHS data

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Dirty oil makes a feast for soil bacteria

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South Pole neutrino trap languishes in the snow

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Pyramids broke the backs of workers

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Andes flower is champion pestkiller

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Green kitten keeps the vet guessing

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Nuclear shutdown

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Innovation squeeze

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Make polluters pay

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Pretty good result for free speech

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Wrong laugh leaves chimps speechless

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Size is all in the Lone Star State

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Why cholera blooms in the spring

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Take me to your microwave

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Sit tight for 30 years, argues climate guru

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Financial scandal rocks French cancer charity

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Boxers' brains at risk from round one

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Opinion

Every move you make …

DO video security cameras reduce crime? With over 200 000 cameras installed in Britain, on buildings and in networks around a growing number of shopping centres, the popular feeling is that they must do. Letters published in this issue and last week show that the Home Secretary and the Minister of State for the Scottish …

Opinion

Final bout for young boxers

Opinion

Features

Red or dead?

GROVES of hazel trees cover the Roero hills to the south of Turin. In the autumn, the nuts are gathered and mixed with chocolate to make the sticky paste Nutella which has been the breakfast treat of generations of Italian children.But now an alien invader with a voracious appetite for hazelnuts threatens to devastate the …

Features

Downhome technopia

Features

Stardust to catch a comet by the tail

Features

The creativity machine

Features

Too hot to handle?

A NEW Australian study, which takes a longer term view of climate change than ever before, foresees no end to global warming in the next 150 years. By this time the average world temperature will be about 4°C hotter. Heating on this scale will have a widespread impact on the natural world and on human …

Forum

Scan, annotate and pass on …

Forum

Thistle diary

Forum

Needham's legacy

Books & Arts

Law unto itself?

Books & Arts

Bestsellers from Oxford

Books & Arts

Collected works

Books & Arts

Life after Schrödinger

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High class chat

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Star site

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Chart topper

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Charles reprinted

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Back to the garden

Books & Arts

Chemists are people too: Creations of Fire

Books & Arts

First you see it, then you don't

Forum

Slimy things that crawl

Books & Arts

Lead on

Books & Arts

No limits

Books & Arts

All the maths you'll ever need: Five Golden Rules

Books & Arts

Mental workout

Books & Arts

Regulars

Feedback

WE CAN WELL understand the view of the Department for Education and Employment Overseas Labour Service that positions for research support staff should only go to people from other countries if no good European candidate can be found. But there seems to be some confusion on how to interpret this. A researcher at Imperial College, …

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This week's magazine

20 January 1996

On the cover

Red or dead?

Downhome technopia

Stardust to catch a comet by the tail

The creativity machine

Table of contents

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A matter of degree

Technology

Freezing out brackish water

Technology

Netropolitan

Technology

Morse users send out an SOS

Technology

An enzyme for surviving in the desert …

Technology

… and a gene for resisting flooding

Why English is hard on the brain

Search for ET continues after ozone let down

Lost limbs show up in the brain

Will El Niño become El Hombre?

Ancient plants with modern plumbing

Rare gene means NO smoking

Killer protein links AIDS to heart failure

Stone me, those crows make tools

Doped crystal kills off the unwanted chemical twin

Technology

How to get a more moving performance

Merging stars are quick-change artists

Technology

'Kinder' cancer drug goes on trial

Genetics watchdog

Farmers' victory

Someone to watch over me

Watchdog steps in over NHS data

Dirty oil makes a feast for soil bacteria

South Pole neutrino trap languishes in the snow

Pyramids broke the backs of workers

Andes flower is champion pestkiller

Green kitten keeps the vet guessing

Nuclear shutdown

Innovation squeeze

Make polluters pay

Pretty good result for free speech

Wrong laugh leaves chimps speechless

Size is all in the Lone Star State

Why cholera blooms in the spring

Take me to your microwave

Sit tight for 30 years, argues climate guru

Financial scandal rocks French cancer charity

Boxers' brains at risk from round one

Opinion

Every move you make …

Final bout for young boxers

Features

Red or dead?

Downhome technopia

Stardust to catch a comet by the tail

The creativity machine

More

Too hot to handle?

Scan, annotate and pass on …

Thistle diary

Needham's legacy

Law unto itself?

Bestsellers from Oxford

Collected works

Life after Schrödinger

High class chat

Star site

Chart topper

Charles reprinted

Back to the garden

Chemists are people too: Creations of Fire

First you see it, then you don't

Slimy things that crawl

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