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SMC Heads-Up to 17 May: Fruit fly scare, marine resources briefing, ice sheet status
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The Science Media Centre’s latest Heads-Up newsletter is out – bringing you the latest science and tech news and a peek at what’s coming up in the week ahead. Click on the image below to read the latest Heads-Up.
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