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Quantum theory and the ascent of life

Kepler’s supernova is an odd one out

American booty: The new space prize

The curious bones of Peru’s gentle giants

Histories: Farmer Buckley’s exploding trousers

Table of contents

News

Fight over access to ‘hobbit’ bones

All the known remains of the tiny human species Homo floresiensis have been borrowed, and access to them restricted 鈥� researchers are alarmed

Caution over sexual arousal patch for women

US missile defence system test data withheld

Tests to find gene cheats

60 Seconds

US warms to cold fusion

World’s rarest bird goes extinct

Internet implicated in suicide pacts

End of the road for wild bonobos

World first sees monkey embryos cloned

Soundbites 鈥� Bhopal

Polymer injection mends damaged nerves

Universe map runs into local difficulty

Birds of a feather not related to each other

Coral may grow with global warming

Number crunch reveals particle’s mass at last

Compact chicken genome has less junk than mammals

Lonely whale’s song remains a mystery

Power of sleep

Plant DNA shows speedy changes

Young galaxy evolves before our eyes

Glass brings colour to renaissance art

Smoking is bad for the brain

Evidence fades for killer meteorite impact

Technology

Cellphone sniffs out dirty bombs

Life

Light-seeking algae sit on a chip

Technology

Slick trick could save marine ecosystems

Technology

Invention

Technology

Vibrating vacuum cleaners

Technology

Confuse those prying eyes

Technology

Colour-coded tags show DNA damage

Technology

Cellphones spell the end for pocket TVs

Opinion

Editorial: Drug trials should be out in the open

Drug companies report selectively on their clinical trials, and regulators often fail to review all the evidence 鈥� all trials should now be made public

Editorial: Human tragedies impact on conservation too

More PR bang for our bucks

Interview: Aleida Guevara, Che’s daughter

Humans

Westminster diary

Features

Quantum theory and the ascent of life

What turns stupid atoms into living matter? The quantum world gives a tantalising clue, says physicist Paul Davies

Kepler’s supernova is an odd one out

American booty: The new space prize

The curious bones of Peru’s gentle giants

Histories: Farmer Buckley’s exploding trousers

More

Four new tales in science fiction

No need to stay at home, just head out across the galaxy 鈥� Elizabeth Sourbut picks out a stellar batch of science fiction

Original thoughts

Bestsellers 鈥� Portland, Oregon

Are you in it?

Take a powder

Free at last

Poisoned future

Regulars

Feedback

This Week鈥檚 Letters

The last word

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