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Our World Archives — October 2006

Featured on our 28 October program

4px blue bullet  Calculating the costs of a global flu pandemic
4px blue bullet  Voting the environment in U.S. elections
4px blue bullet  Turning restaurant leftovers into power
4px blue bullet  The latest buzz over a new gene-map for honeybees
4px blue bullet  Indian American author Deepak Chopra's spiritual exploration of the afterlife

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Featured on our 21 October program

4px blue bullet  Modeling a possible pandemic, and assessing preparedness
4px blue bullet  Weighing risks and benefit of eating fish
4px blue bullet  A search engine alternative on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Computer games in education
4px blue bullet  Disappointing search for water ice on the Moon
4px blue bullet  Invisibility achieved! (sort of)

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Featured on our 14 October program

4px blue bullet  Rapid TB test could save lives in developing countries
4px blue bullet  Powerful X-Ray machine helps drug development
4px blue bullet  New approaches to nuclear energy
4px blue bullet  Appeal launched for Chernobyl research project
4px blue bullet  Plant and animal science highlighted on Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Reducing impact of natural disaster hotspots
4px blue bullet  A new way to stop bleeding could improve survival in OR or on battlefield

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Featured on our 7 October program

4px blue bullet  Five Americans win Nobel Prizes in sciences
4px blue bullet  Hubble sights 16 likely new planets
4px blue bullet  WHO adopts tough pollution guidelines
4px blue bullet  Aspirin may have role to fighting cancer
4px blue bullet  Allergy vaccine may have broader promise
4px blue bullet  Nobel Prizes on our Website of the Week
4px blue bullet  Edison vs. Westinghouse in historic tech showdown

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