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• Stem cells used in windpipe transplant for cancer patients
  Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original.
  
  
• Garland of Arabia: the forgotten story of TE Lawrence's brother-in-arms
  Major Herbert Garland was a maverick explosives expert who played a pivotal role in the Arab insurgency against the Ottomans.
  
  
• Better busy than doing nothing, scientist proves
  The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found.
  
  
• Better busy than doing nothing, scientist proves
  "Busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do."
  
  
• Mars rocks 'may contain evidence of life'
  Rocks have been identified on Mars which may contain evidence of life, researchers have said.
  
  
• Sound of Hollywood could soon be virtual
  Hollywood's legions of sound effects artists, who bring films to life with an unlikely range of props including celery, polystyrene and soap, could be made redundant by a new generation of synthesized sound.
  
  
• Giant asteroid 'heading for Earth in 2182'
  A giant asteroid called 1999 RQ36 may crash into Earth on September 24 2182, scientists believe.
  
  
• Gene that causes Parkinson's disease identified
  Parkinson's disease sufferers have been offered new hope after the gene mutation which triggers it was identified by scientists.
  
  
• Middle-aged women 'more sexually active'
  Middle-aged women are more sexually active and enjoy better orgasms than younger women, according to the latest scientific research.
  
  
• Women 'more likely to fuss about midge bites'
  Women are more likely to make a fuss about midge bites than men because they are "more aware of their skin," new research suggests.
  
  
• Gel for decayed teeth 'could spell end to fillings'
  A gel that can help decayed teeth grow back in weeks could signal an end to fillings.
  
  
• Tall men and fat women 'most likely to get bitten by midges'
  Tall men and overweight women are most likely to get bitten by midges, new research has found.
  
  
• More than half animal tests use GM species
  Half of all experiments on animals carried out in the last year involved genetically modified species for the first time.
  
  
• Locked-in patients may be able to drive wheelchairs and surf internet by breathing
  People with severe paralysis may soon be able to surf the internet or drive a wheelchair simply by breathing, according to scientists in Israel.
  
  
• Inception: 'The most resilient parasite is an idea planted in the unconscious mind'
  'Inception' raises interesting questions about the brain's susceptibility to ideas during dreaming, says Roger Highfield.
  
  
• The science fiction that turned into science fact
  Jetpacks and flying cars, teleportation and time travel: Tom Chivers on the movie inventions that are now part of life.
  
  
• Plans for new atom smasher under discussion
  Scientists want to build a bigger 31-mile long collider to build upon the work of the Large Hadron Collider.
  
  
• Homeopathy will not be banned by NHS despite critical report
  Homeopathy will continue to be available on the NHS despite an influential health committee condemning it as medically unproven.
  
  
• Roman villa found in Welsh 'military zone'
  The Roman control over Britain stretched even further than first thought, the discovery of a new villa suggests.
  
  
• Remains of Earth's largest rat discovered in cave
  The remains of the largest rat to ever roam the Earth have been discovered in a remote cave in East Timor.
  
  
• 'Meteorite' lands on cricket pitch during county match
  When two spectators standing on the boundary at a cricket match saw an object hurtling down from the sky, their first instinct might have been to applaud.
  
  
• Staying in education for longer staves off dementia
  Education helps the brain stave off the effects of dementia, a new study claims.
  
  
• Most pet dogs are too fat, study finds
  A majority of pet dogs are now too fat, according to a study that found six out of 10 adult dogs are classified as overweight or obese.
  
  
• Spaceballs found in distant galaxy
  The largest molecules ever found in space have been spotted by scientists, it has been reported, and they are called buckyballs.
  
  
• Quantum time machine 'allows paradox-free time travel'
  MIT physicists say it is possible to make a time machine which could affect the past without creating a paradox.