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magazine article: Biotechnology. "This article is going to give you a brief history of the field of biotechnology and show you that we have been using it for many thousands of years." Read article

magazine article: DNA. "Two men walk into a pub… It sounds like the beginning of a joke. Two men walk into a pub and one of them says - "We've just found the secret of life…" "Read article

word game: Beer making. Do you know how beer is made? Put the stages of the brewing process into the correct order. Play game

story:. In a future world where genetic manipulation and DNA modification is prohibited, there are still people who are prepared to risk jail sentences to get what they want. And doctors prepared to play God ... Read story

cartoons: "Goodness! What's happened to Bobby?" "His jeans ..." See cartoon
"What sort of an animal is that?" "It's a p-i-i-i-g" "Why do you call it that?" "Because ..." See cartoon
"Which pair of chromosomes determines the sex of a person?" "I'm not sure. Just let me ..." See cartoon

trivia: Wordplay: 2 and a half: the age at which the first cloned mouse, Cumulina, died in May 2000. This is six months older than the average for her species. See more biotechnology trivia

poll: "Do you believe that the cloning of humans for medical research is good or bad?" See results

science: cubed. Cancer eating superbugs. Gene technology could be the key to turning a harmful superbug into a lifesaver. Read story

science: cubed. Cell printout: Creating viable cell structures from living tissue. Read story

science: cubed. Super scope synchrotron: the brightest light beam imaginable makes cutting-edge molecular research possible. Read story

history: Genome completion

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