SEPTEMBER
2003
This section
features key science stories from The Daily Telegraph's
online news service at www.telegraph.co.uk.
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Red
tape 'stifling drug production'
Burgeoning bureaucracy will make patients
wait longer than ever for new drugs, and in some cases, they
may be deprived of them altogether, according to the Association
of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
29
Sep 2003
Relief
as Euro probe blasts off for Moon
European space exploration took a giant
leap with the successful launch of its first mission to the
Moon
29
Sep 2003
Mission
targets Moon's mysteries
A European space probe starts a mission
to find out what the Moon is made of, and - if all goes well
- to show how it was created more than four billion years ago
27
Sep 2003
Ralph,
the cloned rat
Ralph the rodent is the latest creature
to be cloned, an advance which its creators believe will help
develop medicines by spurring the creation of GM rats
26
Sep 2003
Poodle
sets standard as gene code is cracked
The genetic code of a dog - a poodle
called Shadow - has been deciphered by scientists for the first
time, an effort that will lead to medical benefits for both
dogs and humans
26
Sep 2003
Exposed:
the weird and the wonderful
The Daily Telegraph and Novartis Visions
of Science awards have once again produced a stunning crop of
images, says David Derbyshire
24
Sep 2003
Now
see the exhibition
The Daily Telegraph and Novartis Visions
of Science photography awards touring exhibition is at the Science
Museum, London, from Monday, October 13 until Saturday, November
29.
24
Sep 2003
10,000-year-old
cemetery shows ancient nomads putting down roots
A cave where stone-age hunters laid their
dead to rest more than 10,000 years ago has been found to be
the oldest cemetery in Britain
24
Sep 2003
Scientists
press UN for worldwide ban on cloning of babies
Scientists from around the world urged
the United Nations to ban the cloning of babies
23
Sep 2003
Britons
lead the way for vasectomies
British men are among the most willing
in the world to have vasectomies, according to a study
23
Sep 2003
Woman
scientist claims victimisation
The glamorous director of the Royal Institution
finds herself under constant attack from colleagues hiding behind
anonymity, reports Roger Highfield
22
Sep 2003
Galileo's
mission to Jupiter ends with fiery dive
The Galileo spacecraft ended its 14-year
mission of planetary exploration in a fiery suicide dive into
Jupiter's crushing atmosphere
22
Sep 2003
Cloning
patient's own cells may cure Parkinson's
Cloning a patient's own tissue could
be the next step in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, according
to a study
22
Sep 2003
Can
chromosomes be the elixir of youth?
Roger Highfield reports on the latest
attempts hold back ageing
19
Sep 2003
When
giant guinea pigs roamed the Earth
Herds of buffalo-sized guinea pigs roamed
South America millions of years ago, according to a study of
a fossil that is today recognised as the biggest rodent ever
discovered
19
Sep 2003
Capuchins
prove we are brothers under the skin
The idea of fair play and justice was
probably invented by monkeys 40 million years ago, says a study
18
Sep 2003
Molehills
made out of mountains
The discovery of sea floor spreading
is more earth-shaking than that of DNA's structure, yet those
responsible are forgotten, says Anna Grayson
17
Sep 2003
Failing
the fight for diversity
One day we'll rue the departure of Daniel,
Ebeneezer and the District Nurse, writes William McDowall
17
Sep 2003
Cost
timebomb 'may kill supply of new drugs'
The supply of innovative drugs could
dry up by 2015 because of spiralling costs, says the head of
the organisation that decides which treatments and technologies
should be available on the NHS
17
Sep 2003
By
Jupiter, it's over for Galileo
One of the most successful chapters in
the history of planetary exploration ends on Sunday when Nasa's
Galileo spacecraft burns up in Jupiter's atmosphere
17
Sep 2003
Better
screening 'to cut cancer death rates'
Death rates from four of the most feared
cancers - breast, cervical, bowel and prostate - will fall during
the next 10 years because of improved national screening
16
Sep 2003
Sleeping
secrets revealed by undercover professor
Your bedtime position can reveal your
personality. Becky Barrow reports
16
Sep 2003
Longevity
'is not a threat to NHS'
The fear that the ageing population will
place a crippling burden on the National Health Service is a
myth, the British Association science festival in Salford was
told
13
Sep 2003
Shocking
tale of Joule and his servant girl
One of the pioneers of physics, who gave
his name (Joule) to the basic unit of energy found on every
food wrapper, repeatedly gave electric shocks to his servant
girl to help develop his ideas about energy
13
Sep 2003
Garlic
proves the kiss of death to slugs and snails
Slugs and snails have a vampire-like
aversion to garlic, according to a study that confirms centuries-old
gardening folklore
13
Sep 2003
Del
Boy's car 'could save Earth'
An armageddon asteroid could be deflected
from a collision course with Earth using the power of Del Boy's
Robin Reliant, said a space expert
13
Sep 2003
Weekend
drinking danger
One million hospital casualty cases on
Friday and Saturday nights are linked to alcohol each year,
according to a survey released yesterday
12
Sep 2003
Crime
is a class act as Britain hits back at rip-off culture
Crime has become respectable, according
to a survey that suggests almost two thirds of middle class
people fiddle insurance claims, return new clothes after wearing
them to a party and keep money when "overchanged"
12
Sep 2003
Cleopatra's
dye secret is revealed
More than 500 years after the secret
was lost, a British scientist claims to have rediscovered how
the Romans created imperial purple - the colour that adorned
the togas of emperors and the sails of Cleopatra's ship
12
Sep 2003
Scientist
challenges Science
The credibility of the world's most prestigious
scientific journal was called into question yesterday by one
of Britain's leading scientists
12
Sep 2003
Brussels
red tape 'costs lives of cancer patients'
An explosion in red tape from Brussels
and Whitehall is stifling research into cancer drugs and "almost
undoubtedly" costing lives, Britain's biggest charity said
12
Sep 2003
Just
a thought ... telepathy may exist
Experiments on artists and musicians
show that "telepathy" may exist, the meeting was told
11
Sep 2003
Women
'better than men at instant maths'
Women are quicker than men at carrying
out a primitive, "instant judgment" type of maths,
according to the world's largest mathematics experiment
11
Sep 2003
IVF
patients 'are experimented on'
Some IVF treatments routinely used in
Britain are poorly researched and may be harmful for babies,
one of Britain's leading fertility experts said
11
Sep 2003
VCR
that calls the police if it is stolen
A video recorder that rings the police
if it is being stolen could revolutionise home security, a technology
expert said yesterday
11
Sep 2003
How
chickens helped fire medieval cannon
Medieval gunpowder packed more of a punch
than scientists thought, according to a project to recreate
the explosive using dung pits, foot stomping and wood ash
11
Sep 2003
