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> From: Frank Norman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 07 January 2003 15:21
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> Subject: Mill Hill Essays 2002
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> The 2002 edition of the Mill Hill Essays is now available at:
> http://www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/millhillessays/current.htm
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> The Mill Hill Essays are published annually to promote science in
> society at large. They are written by members of staff of the
> National Institute for Medical Research, and are designed to be
> accessible to anyone with an interest in science and the natural
> world.
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> The government has recently updated its national drug strategy,
> following extensive debate on the dangers of drug misuse. Nigel
> Birdsall sheds some light on what addiction is and how some commonly
> used drugs produce their effects.
>
> Advances in scientific knowledge are sometimes more of a stumble than
>
> a march. James Briscoe describes a recent change in the theory of how
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> limbs grow.
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> Rosalind Franklin made a significant contribution 50 years ago to the
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> discovery of the structure of DNA. A new biography by Brenda Maddox
> is the starting point for Katrin Rittinger and Annalisa Pastore's
> account of her life and work.
>
> Tuberculosis is a disease that has terrible consequences for human
> health, for farming and for the natural environment. Jo Colston
> explains current attempts to unravel the links between tuberculosis
> in badgers, cattle and humans.
>
> Paul Burgoyne offers a personal view on the benefits of assisted
> reproductive technology in overcoming infertility.
>
> This year marked a milestone in research into malaria. Tony Holder
> explains why the new genetic information on mosquitoes and the
> malaria parasite holds promise for conquering this disease.
>
> It's official - we are all getting fatter. Randip Bains teases out
> the reasons behind the current epidemic of obesity.
>
> Again we hope there is something to interest you and would value your
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> Frank Norman, Librarian. National Institute for Medical Research
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