Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisCloning: where do we stand- February 26, 2003 As the Assemble Nationale - France's parliament - just banned all forms of human cloning in its bioethics bill, a report on acquired knowledge in this field, as well as areas of doubt or uncertainty.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... A seabird that never lands on water: how is this possible- February 16, 2003 The magnificent frigatebird is a seabird that cannot land on the sea because its feathers are not waterproof. If it did, it would find it even harder to take off again because its legs are too short. Yet it is perfectly suited to the marine environment. The mystery has just been solved by ornithologists from the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research).http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Oil slicks: a drop of oil in an ocean of hydrocarbons- February 11, 2003 On November 19th 2002, off the coast of Galicia (Spain), the Prestige sank with a load of 77,000 tonnes of petroleum on board. This represented more than half of the 150,000 tonnes of petrol accidentally spilled each year, but was a drop in the bucket compared to the minimum of 1.5 million tonnes of hydrocarbons released during illegal degassing or deballasting operations.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |