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| Fixed at Birth |
| Genes make some people gay or lesbian, writes Anjana Ahuja |
| There are people who can “cure” you of your sexual orientation. If you are a woman, your eyes will no longer linger on tall, dark, musclebound Lotharios. If you are a man, your heart will no longer flutter at the sight of a plunging cleavage or a smooth thigh ? instead it will thump i... |
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| Ultra-fast reaction |
| How about a camera that can capture events lasting for a millionth of a trillionth of a second? If you think nothing happens that fast, you’re mi
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| Away from everyday issues |
| The devastating monsoon in western India and the met office’s failure to gauge the disaster accurately have once again exposed gaping holes in st
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| Itinerary in codes |
Mobile phones have turned public telephone kiosks
into an endangered species, banished peace and quiet
from trains and destroyed the ability of a generation
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| QED: Nasa’s poor gambit
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If all goes well, Discovery, the space shuttle sent to space by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), will re-enter the earth’s atmosphere on Monday. After the dilemma over the hydrogen-fuel sensors and the breakage of
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| Recommended:
Fun with atoms and molecules
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Cartoon
guide to chemistry
Larry Gonick and Craig Riddle
HarperResource; $16.95 ... | Read.. |
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Why Corner
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| Why are water drops spherical in shape? |
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In nearly every faith, for thousands of years, congregations
have regularly gathered to pray for the sick. While many
believers accept on faith that such prayers help patients
get better... | 
