First successful gene therapy is announced.
French doctors fix genetic flaws in babies with crippled immune systems.
Europe's giant atom-smasher closes after coming within a whisker of spotting the Higgs Boson. Water exists on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, according to US scientists. A fossil dinosaur covered from head to tail with primitive feathers and a downy fluff has been discovered in China. Full story . Being fat is by definition unhealthy, according to medical orthodoxy.