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Stem cell hopes distorted by 'arrogance and spin' A leading scientist who pushed for the controversial research into embryo stem cells will warn today that the challenges are so huge that any cures...
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Lost island that played host to Nazi fantasies
The Ice Museum
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a Russian who emigrated to America: "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells...
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The return of not-so-merry monarchs
Restoration - King in ExileJames II
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Seeking a common language
Education in Divided Societies
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Vast emptiness of silent glory
The Causes and Progression of Desertification - Call of the Desert
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Pole to pole in curious curves
The World of Gerard Mercator
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A peek under the canopy
A Land of Ghosts
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US public drops dams and goes with the flow
The Battle over Hetch Hetchy
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The world is hungry for some joined-up leadership
Outgrowing the Earth
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Profit, loss and co
The Natural Advantage of Nations
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Summing up a set of inspirational female figures
Complexities
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Our favourite heroine addict
A Fine Brush on Ivory - Searching for Jane Austen - So You Think You Know Jane Austen? A Literary Quizbook
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Dogged champion of the powerless
Power and Protest
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'Tis pity she's still an enigma
Perdita