1. A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another “Earth“ among the stars.2. The Corot space telescope blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodr
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★new weapon to fight cancer1. British scientists are preparing to launch trials of a radical new way to fight cancer， which kills tumours by infecting them with viruses like the common cold.2.
-★How a Frenchman is reviving McDonald’s in EuropeA. When Denis Hennequin took over as the European boss of McDonald’s in January 2004， the world’s biggest restaurant chain was showing signs
★How to increase salesPublished online: Nov 9th 2006From The Economist print editionHow shops can exploit people’s herd mentality to increase sales1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an
★ Rogue theory of smell gets a boostPublished online: 6 December 2006 Rogue theory of smell gets a boost1. A controversial theory of how we smell, which claims that our fine sense of odour depends o
★Why did a promising heart drug fail?Doomed drug highlights complications of meddling with cholesterol.1. The failure of a high-profile cholesterol drug has thrown a spotlight on the complicated mac
★The Triumph of UnreasonA. Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or
★Don’t wash those fossils!Standard museum practice can wash away DNA.1. Washing, brushing and varnishing fossils — all standard conservation treatments used by many fossil hunters and museum cur
★Search begins for ’Earth’ beyond solar systemStaff and agenciesWednesday December 27, 2006Guardian Unlimited1. A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another “Earth