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Growing anxiety over ban on herbal remedies
Hundreds of herbal medicinal products will be banned from sale in Britain next year.
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NZ company contributes to strawberry research
Scientists from 38 organisations in ten countries collaborated to publish the complete DNA sequence of the woodland strawberry.
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Front may obscure lunar eclipse
A front rolling across the country is set to obscure the first lunar eclipse in NZ skies in almost three years.
![The carbon detectives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The carbon detectives
Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions is challenging enough. But what if we can't even measure the pollution we're trying to reduce?
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Embalmed head of French king found - scientists
The embalmed head of one of the most infamous kings of France has been identified by scientists 400 years after his assassination.
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Scientists find there is such a thing as beauty sleep
Researchers claim to have found the first proof that getting a regular eight hours' sleep a night can make you appear more attractive.
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HIV breakthrough reported
Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.
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Nobel laureates receive prizes
The 2010 Nobel laureates in literature, economics, physics and chemistry received their prizes in Stockholm last night.
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Birth from the inside out
Where would the world of childbirth be without those uninhibited European women who feature so prominently in birthing videos?
![The fertility specialist who does things his own way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The fertility specialist who does things his own way
Mohamed Taranissi, the so-called 'bad boy of the fertility world' is still Britain's most successful IVF specialist.
![Aspirin - the little pill with a big impact on cancer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aspirin - the little pill with a big impact on cancer
It is not yet a panacea for all ills, but it is getting close.
![La Nina heatwave sweeps the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
La Nina heatwave sweeps the country
New Zealand is in for a long, hot summer as La Nina hits our shores, says the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa).
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Alien life found - but no ET, sorry
Alien life has been among us all along, according to new biological findings announced by Nasa.