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Monday, 6 January, 2003, 11:32 GMT

Synthetic virus nearing reality
Scientists will have the technology to create an artificial virus within the next five years, a conference in the US is told.

Perfect pitch may help babies speak
US researchers say everyone may be born with perfect pitch to help them learn the skills of language.

Concentration of galaxies and quazars found by astronomers

'Hungry' stars reveal planet presence
A statistical analysis of nearby stars suggests most probably have Earth-type planets in orbit around them.

Code crackers to settle differences
The private and public scientists who sequenced the human genetic code are to hold a conference to plan a co-operative future.

Biotechnology in the front line
Umbilical cords to repair brain damage
Scientists demand 'fish parks'
Kilimanjaro's white peak to disappear
Titanic director aims for the skies
Life expectancy of 100 'unrealistic'
Stem cell hope for Parkinson's
Need for hazard prediction
Juries 'deaf to earwitness failings'
Cattle feed could eliminate 'burger bug'
Strategy to beat alien species
Brain scan aid to dyslexics
Tumour blitz advance
Snakes, spiders, cups and hammers
Baboon key to human stress
'Viagra principle' harnessed
Genome probes 'cures that kill'
Intensive therapy forces brain to re-learn
Health risks from crowded Earth
Atlas shows man's 'footprint' on the planet