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| You can get a new face |
| Plastic surgeons in London are readying for the world’s first full face transplant, reports Subhra Priyadarshini |
| Dr Alex Clarke has been interviewed more than 200 times by the media in a month. Hundreds of people have been telephoning her every day. Her diary has been packed and she’s had scant time for patients, whom she was busy attending to at the plastic and reconstructive surgery department. ... |
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| Taking a tip or two from ants |
| The sight of someone tracing the footsteps of tiny ants may seem absurd. But many researchers did carry out this painstaking exercise, only to be hugely rewarded. For instance, today’s communication and network engineers have picked up a trick or two from these social insects and are using them to manage the ever-increasing telecom and Internet traffic.
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| OK, who’s got all the teaspoons? |
 Research has proved what restaurateurs have long known. Maya Kessler reports on the phenomenon ... |
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Bonding with gadgets
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The Science of James Bond
Lois H. Gresh & Robert Weinberg
Wiley; $14.95 ... |
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Food is meant to be chewed and savoured in the mouth before it is swallowed. This task becomes an unpleasant chore in 20 per cent of the population at any given time, as their mouths have painful ulcers. ... | 
