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1) Atoms
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Discusses the discovery of atoms and how they work, nuclear energy and weapons, nuclear radiation and its medical uses, atomic clocks, and other applications.
3) Cloning
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Discusses the history of cloning, its possible applications, and some of the controversy surrounding it.
4) Germs
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Describes different kinds of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and algae, and both their harmful and beneficial effects, as well as efforts to prevent the harm that some germs cause.
5) Lasers
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Provides a concise overview of lasers, focusing on conception of the idea, initial research, and the overall uses of lasers.
7) Diabetes
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Discusses the early detection of diabetes, its symptoms, treatment, daily life with diabetes, and hope for the future.
8) Electricity
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Explains some examples of electricity in nature, early experiments with electricity, the development of use of electric power, and possibilities for the future.
9) Gravity
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Discusses early theories on gravity, principles of how gravity works, and possible effects of gravity with regards to such phenomena as white dwarfs and black holes.
10) Microscopes
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Discusses the history, development, and future of the microscope.
12) Space travel
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Examines the history of people's interest in space travel, the development of efforts to leave Earth, and possibilities for colonization and exploration of outer space.