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Today on New Scientist: 12 January 2012


Totally drug-resistant TB at large in India

A TB strain that defies all drugs has infected 12 people in Mumbai. Each may have infected dozens of others

Instant Expert: Earthquakes

In our latest subscriber-only expert guide, Susan Hough explores why the Earth shakes - and how we can survive it

How a time cloak could change the past

Watch an animation that shows how a new technology could make it seem like an event never happened

Costs of killing Iran's nuclear scientists

As the Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight, desperate measures are being taken in the Middle East that may make the region more unstable

Anonymous joins battle after Iranian scientist's death

Following leaks of Israeli and Saudi credit card details, Anonymous claims to have accessed Israeli industrial control systems

One mistake away from a worldwide flu pandemic

Two labs have made lethal, highly transmissible versions of bird flu virus - do the risks of it escaping outweigh the benefits of the research?

What's so funny about money?

The world's only stand-up economist explains how he starting making jokes about money

Lethal viruses could leap continents in bushmeat trade

The illegal trade in bushmeat could lead to outbreaks of deadly disease in North America and Europe

CES: A laptop that follows your eyes

A system that makes 3D models of your eyes 30 times a second could one day replace a standard mouse for interfacing with computers

Rescue struggles towards Alaska's frozen-in village

An unprecedented rescue attempt is playing out in the Arctic as a US icebreaker attempts to lead a Russian tanker to the ice-bound village of Nome, Alaska

Tiny frog is world's smallest vertebrate

The crown of world's tiniest vertebrate has been passed to a frog species that's dwarfed by a dime

Smallest exoplanet is the size of Mars

The latest record-breaking exoworld is just 57 per cent as wide as Earth - its discovery around a common type of star suggests habitable planets abound

CES: Laundry app lets you know when clothes are done

A new washing machine can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app

China attempts to halt unproven stem cell therapies

Are the Chinese authorities finally going to get a grip on the proliferation of unproven stem cell treatments being offered by clinics in the country?

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