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Breaking ice on Jupiter?s moons
Europe?s next big space mission will be a ?1bn project to investigate Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, writes Clive Cookson

IoD advocates space hub to lift economy
The industry in Britain employs 25,000 directly and 60,000 indirectly, with the number of jobs increasing 15 per cent a year, a report estimates

Breakthrough for brain-controlled robotics
Two paralysed people have used new technology to enable them to drink ? the first time they have done so without help

Scientists call off geoengineering trial
An experiment in climate cooling has been dropped because of opposition from environmental campaigners and ambiguity over governance

Plastic Logic to shut US operations
Tech start-up is abandoning plans to manufacture its own ereaders and will concentrate on selling its technology directly to companies

AstraZeneca among suitors eyeing Amylin
Move comes amid flurry of pharma M&A activity as analysts value US drugmaker at about $3.5bn, with first-round bids expected in next two weeks

Technology M&A activity defies downturn
Deal volumes suffer just half the decline seen in other sectors, spurred by companies? need to keep abreast of industry innovations

China?s Citic in algorithmic trading deal
The country?s largest broker is to buy technology from Progress Software as high-frequency trades continue to spread from the west to Asia

Monster boost for diabetes drugs
A gut hormone produced by the Gila monster lizard of the south-western US could be crucial in the treatment of type-2 diabetes, writes Clive Cookson

GSK turns hostile with $2.6bn bid for HGS
The UK pharmaceutical group will take its $13-a-share offer directly to shareholders of the US drug developer after its approached was dismissed

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