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Science probe for 'space pistols'
Scientists investigate whether a former US president's duelling pistols were really made from a meteorite.

Xerox plans the future of today
The famed Xerox Parc labs invites the BBC to view the best of its latest crop of research projects

Washington diary: Long haul to '08
Matt Frei, presenter of BBC World News America, considers the toll of America's increasingly lengthy and costly election cycle.

Test snares rapists without sperm
A new DNA test will help UK police solve sexual assault cases when there are no sperm traces, scientists say.

Skin cell find offers cancer clue
A discovery about the way our skin cells are constantly renewed could shed light on the cancer growth.

Brain 'cannabis' Parkinson's hope
Boosting the brain's natural cannabis-like chemicals could help treat Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.

DNA blood test 'could save lives'
A new genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is being developed by researchers.

Sticky DNA helps spot leukaemia
US researchers have developed a new technique to distinguish leukaemia cells from healthy ones.

IVF sperm 'contamination' concern
Children conceived using a form of IVF could carry bacterial DNA in their chromosomes, scientists say.

Chemical signals 'spread cancer'
Scientists say they have discovered how tumours control the development of secondary cancers.

Green sperm to aid fertility work
A technique to make sperm glow green could aid research into infertility, say scientists.

Medical hope from mini-microscopes
Three Welsh universities win a grant of Â£2m to further pioneering work in the field of optical biochips - cell-sized microscopes.

Iraqi samples under the microscope
Nuclear experts begin detailed screening of eight samples taken from possible weapons sites in Iraq.

HIV spotted inside human cell
Remarkable time-lapse pictures show, for the first time ever, HIV at work in a living human cell.

The 'sport' of bioengineering
Utah scientists make nerve cells grow in the shape of the five Olympic rings.

Tiny microscope views rat thinking
Scientists investigating brain function build a microscope which sees inside a rat's head as it moves around.

Scepticism greets 'space bugs' claim
Scientists want more proof before they accept a claim that alien bacteria are found high up in the atmosphere.

Alzheimer's breakthrough raises cure hope
Scientists have developed a way to rid the brain of the deposits that are thought to cause Alzheimer's disease.

DNA makes tiny tweezers
Scientists use the DNA molecule to make and & #34;fuel & #34; a tiny engine 100,000 times smaller than the head of a pin.

Ancient oil points to 'cradle of life'
The world's oldest drops of oil, which date back 3bn years, may show where life developed on our planet.