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Synchrotron yields 'safer' vaccine

British scientists develop a new way to create an entirely synthetic vaccine which does not rely on using live infectious virus, meaning it is much safer. 205

• Interactive video: Synthetic viruses

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Sea hares' sticky defence uncovered

Sea hares fool hungry predators with a sticky secretion that deactivates their sense of smell, scientists say. BBC Nature

• Squid eye is sperm whale defence
• Bizarre rat reveals toxic trick

Pesticides 'damage brains of bees'

Commonly used pesticides are damaging the brains of honey bees and affecting their ability to learn, two studies suggest.

• EU delays action on pesticides ban
• EU targets pesticide to save bees