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Freezing time at the zoo: Forzen sperm, eggs and embryos at the heart of controversial reproductive strategies in humans could also be central to preserving endangered species Features
How thin is your skin?: Skin seemed like such a good way of keeping the outside world at bay until toxicologists started to worry about the harmful chemicals that breach the barrier Features
Atoms caught in a web of light: Atoms cooled to within a whisker of absolute zero and trapped by crisscrossing laser beams may be weird science, but it could produce better microchips and more accurate atomic clocks Features
Fact, fiction and fossil DNA: Analysis of ancient DNA should give clues about the origin of species and how they evolved over time. But only if the DNA really is ancient Features
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