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A modern solar flare recorded Dec. 5, 2006

A Super Solar Flare

In September 1859, a solar flare erupted so intense that the explosion itself was visible to the human eye. Could it happen again?

Made-to-order isotopes

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Technology news // The future of nuclear physics is in designer isotopes - the relatively new power scientists have to make specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies.

Computer Program Reveals Anyone's Ancestry

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Life sciences news // Researchers develop computer algorithm that can trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals in minutes.

Superbug genome sequenced

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Life sciences news // The genome of a newly-emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, has just been sequenced. The results reveal an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance. The research was carried out by scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge and the University of Bristol.

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