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A collection of human foetuses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Forgotten specimens

Professor Lynn Morgan was surprised to find that her college had a collection of human foetuses in its basement. Such collections were once common. Morgan studies society's changing attitudes to ethical questions such as the start of human life. Read more.

We are the 10 percent

Ten percent of people are different from the rest, says Mike Pilewski. It's time to give them some attention.

be under the weather

be ill; not feel well (sich nicht wohl fühlen)

just what the doctor ordered

very good for you or enjoyable to you (genau das Richtige)

Spotlight 12/2011

EASY READING
Improve your English

ROMANTIC IRELAND
Holiday in a castle

HISTORY: Walt Disney

Spotlight 11/2011

SECRET LONDON
Ghosts in the Tower

CRIME FICTION
Author Louise Penny

DEBATE: Facebook "friends"

Spotlight plus 11/2011

This month in our exercise booklet, Spotlight plus: "If only...", talking about medicine, idioms with tools, and much, much more. Practice makes perfect! Practise with plus!

None for the road

As American students come to the Oktoberfest to drink, Mike Pilewski explains why America is so strict about alcohol.

Testing the eLEGS at Berkeley Bionics. Photo: Jan Stuermann.

Now they can walk again

Wheelchair users can finally stand up and walk, using robotic legs with computer sensors. The 20-kilogram battery-powered eLEGS prosthetic being tested here enables wearers to walk relatively quietly and comfortably.

E is for Epidemic - Medium

Everyone's talking about the worrying outbreak of E. coli in Germany. But do you have the vocabulary to talk about it in English? You will after doing this exercise.

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