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It was a big year for science. The Large Hadron Collider, arguably the largest science experiment ever, cranked into action before falling silent just nine days later. Read our profile of the man behind the machine, and Nature's Newsmaker of the Year, Lyn Evans.
In our review of the year, we look back over the biggest science stories of 2008, from the creation of the first synthetic genome to the exploration of Mars. You can also read our round-up of the hottest research published in Nature and elsewhere this year; learn about the most exciting scientific method of the year; and meet some of 2008's top prizewinners.
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News of the year
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- News 2008
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- Newsmaker of the year: The machine maker
- He did more than anyone to build the Large Hadron Collider. This year he saw it finished – and then break down. Geoff Brumfiel profiles the LHC's project leader, Nature's newsmaker of the year.
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- Prizewinners of the year
- Medals, cash and fame rained down on the heads of prominent scientists in 2008. Ashley Yeager rounds up some of them.
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- Images of the year
- This gallery showcases some of the year's most eye-catching science, from a close encounter with squid suckers that look like a carnivorous cartoon choir to mathematical forms given shape in purple yarn. It also recalls some of the biggest science news stories: the staggering devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike; a Nobel prize for putting a glowing protein to work; and the ongoing robotic exploration of Mars.
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- Top ten features
- The best of our longer reads.
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- Nature Podcast
- In this special holiday show, we bring you sleepy songbirds, sun damage, mega-masers, Nature's Newsmaker of the Year, and our seasonal gift suggestions: what to get the scientist who has everything.
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Top research of the year
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- Research Highlights
- As an end of the year round-up we asked Nature's editors to nominate their favourite papers published elsewhere this year.
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- Nature's best papers of the year
- Nature's manuscript editors made a selection of 'favourites' from the papers we published in 2008.
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- Method of the year
- With its tremendous potential for understanding cellular biology now poised to become a reality, super-resolution fluorescence microscopy is our choice for Method of the Year.
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Recent activity
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most recent stories
- Carbonate deposits found on Mars
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18 December 2008
- Carbonate deposits found on Mars
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