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DECEMBER
2002
This section features
key science stories from The Daily Telegraph's online news
service at www.telegraph.co.uk
during December 2002. Click on the links for the full
story.
Worlds
first cloned human baby 'will be born in Belgrade'
The world's first cloned baby will be born in Belgrade next month,
the Italian gynaecologist Severino Antinori has claimed in an
interview with the Serbian weekly newspaper Nin.
18 Dec
2002
Surgeons
save Amy from X-ray dangers
A four-year-old girl has been spared a substantial dose of X-ray
radiation because of a new technique for diagnosing and treating
heart defects.
18 Dec
2002
Ariane
explosion rocks Euro Space plans
Europe's space industry was reeling last week after its "super
rocket" exploded three minutes into its maiden flight.
13
Dec 2002
Researchers
discover why the melody lingers on
The reason some melodies are so moving or hard to forget could
be revealed by scientists who have found how and where the harmonic
structures of music are represented in the brain.
13
Dec 2002
New
clue to life on Mars
Salty water driven by hot magma from the deep interior of Mars
may be forming some of the mysterious dark slope streaks visible
near its equator - a claim that will fuel the debate about whether
there is water on the Red Planet.
11
Dec 2002
Attention:
The future needs you
Today sees the launch of The Daily Telegraph BASF Science Writer
Awards 2003, offering young people cash prizes, the chance to
see their work in print and a trip to America. Top author Fay
Weldon explains the importance –and the excitement –of
the awards.
04
Dec 2002
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