Issue 2043 | Magazine cover date: 17 August 1996

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17 August 1996

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Tricks of nature

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Science : Milk hormone helps expectant fathers `tolerate' babies

Opinion

Editorial : Lonely little Earthlings - "WE believe that wherever this meteorite originated, something lived," says the <IT>New York Times</IT>, quoting scientists involved in discovering that a meteorite contained complex hydrocarbons and the imprint of f

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Long live the Net

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Science : Milk hormone helps expectant fathers `tolerate' babies

Madison PROVIDING milk for newborns is the exclusive role of mothers. So the discovery that prolactin, a hormone associated with milk production in females, increases in male tamarin monkeys before their young are born has surprised biologists. Prolactin's main function is to prepare the mammary glands of females for milk production: levels of the hormone …

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Science : Anticancer drug blocks DNA repair

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Science : Argentina was part of Texas

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Science : The genes of the fathers . . .

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Science : Genes chart the spread of farming

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Science : Forgotten particle fits glueball profile

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Science : Bumpy lifestyle led to external testes

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Science : Quantum hologram says it with atoms

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Technology

Technology : Water stops blasts in their tracks

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Technology

Technology : Timely test spots TB `in hours'

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Technology

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Netropolitan :

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Technology : Light tweezers to launch drugs

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Technology

Technology : Tree toxins deter caterpillars

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Technology

Technology : Fake waves break the ice in winter

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Technology

Technology : Left-handed drug opens up safer surgery

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This beach ain't big enough for the both of us

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Bombs away for New Zealand's island rats

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Tomorrow's bitter harvest - The genetic diversity of our agriculture is rapidly vanishing, leaving our crops prone to pest and plague

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Science : Acid test for intelligence

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The oldest meteorite from Mars

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Fossils launch a fleet of probes

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HIV locked out by mutated gene

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Earth oddities tell their tale

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Seeds, soup and the meaning of life

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Still alive after all these years?

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Other worlds, other lives . . .

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Did Martians land in Antarctica?

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Opinion

Editorial : Lonely little Earthlings - "WE believe that wherever this meteorite originated, something lived," says the New York Times, quoting scientists involved in discovering that a meteorite contained complex hydrocarbons and the imprint of f

"WE believe that wherever this meteorite originated, something lived," says the New York Times, quoting scientists involved in discovering that a meteorite contained complex hydrocarbons and the imprint of fossil "life forms". Elsewhere, a famous scientist describes the discovery as "the most astounding fact of all scientific study in recent years". And a controversial paper …

Opinion

Features

Tricks of nature

IF YOU want to see some inspired design, look no further than the back garden. From tree trunks to hedgehog spines, nature has come up with some of the strongest and lightest materials known. Now, researchers are starting to mimic the natural world to find materials for everything from bullet-proof vests to jet engines. Many …

Features

Starstruck

Features

Life

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Features

Long live the Net

Features

Review : Driven green by age

Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies by Thomas Michael Power, Island Press, $29.95, (ISBN 1 55963 368 9). MONTANA harbours some of the last areas of wilderness in the US, so conservation—pro and con—is much on the minds of Montanans. Thomas Power, a professor at the University of Montana, is no exception. A specialist in the …

Books & Arts

Review : In praise of plants

Books & Arts

Review : Collected works

Books & Arts

Bestsellers : from Oxford

Books & Arts

Forum : It's a harder thing I do…

Forum

Forum : The importance of being diverse

Forum

Thistle diary : Malignant malaria and fraudulent farmers - More comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell

Forum

Antipodes : Two universities dominate research rankings - Ian Lowe examines an American analysis of Australian research papers

Forum

Review : Pioneers raise the roof

Books & Arts

Review : Before Darwin

Books & Arts

Review : Future imperfect

Books & Arts

Review : The eyes have it

Books & Arts

Review : Don't look back

Books & Arts

Review : Simple gravity

Books & Arts

Review : Earthy business

Books & Arts

Review : Back to nurture

Books & Arts

Review : Shoot-out at the cyber corral

Books & Arts

Regulars

The Last Word

Live wire Q: Where does the force come from when you are thrown horizontally across a room after touching a live electrical connection? I thought there was a reaction to every action, but there is no obvious push from the electricity. A: The force comes from your own muscles. When a large electrical current runs …

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This week's magazine

17 August 1996

On the cover

Tricks of nature

Starstruck

Life

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Long live the Net

Table of contents

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Science : Milk hormone helps expectant fathers `tolerate' babies

Science : Anticancer drug blocks DNA repair

Science : Argentina was part of Texas

Science : The genes of the fathers . . .

Science : Genes chart the spread of farming

Science : Forgotten particle fits glueball profile

Science : Bumpy lifestyle led to external testes

Science : Quantum hologram says it with atoms

Technology

Technology : Water stops blasts in their tracks

Technology

Technology : Timely test spots TB `in hours'

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Technology : Light tweezers to launch drugs

Technology

Technology : Tree toxins deter caterpillars

Technology

Technology : Fake waves break the ice in winter

Technology

Technology : Left-handed drug opens up safer surgery

This beach ain't big enough for the both of us

Bombs away for New Zealand's island rats

Tomorrow's bitter harvest - The genetic diversity of our agriculture is rapidly vanishing, leaving our crops prone to pest and plague

Science : Acid test for intelligence

The oldest meteorite from Mars

Fossils launch a fleet of probes

HIV locked out by mutated gene

Earth oddities tell their tale

Seeds, soup and the meaning of life

Still alive after all these years?

Other worlds, other lives . . .

Did Martians land in Antarctica?

Opinion

Editorial : Lonely little Earthlings - "WE believe that wherever this meteorite originated, something lived," says the New York Times, quoting scientists involved in discovering that a meteorite contained complex hydrocarbons and the imprint of f

Features

Tricks of nature

Starstruck

Life

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Long live the Net

More

Review : Driven green by age

Review : In praise of plants

Review : Collected works

Bestsellers : from Oxford

Forum : It's a harder thing I do…

Forum : The importance of being diverse

Thistle diary : Malignant malaria and fraudulent farmers - More comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell

Antipodes : Two universities dominate research rankings - Ian Lowe examines an American analysis of Australian research papers

Review : Pioneers raise the roof

Review : Before Darwin

Review : Future imperfect

Review : The eyes have it

Review : Don't look back

Review : Simple gravity

Review : Earthy business

Review : Back to nurture

Review : Shoot-out at the cyber corral

Regulars

The Last Word

Feedback

Regulars

Letters

Regulars

The last word

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