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DNA replication fork visualised

July 18, 2014
News
An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ during DNA duplication. Rockefeller University researchers led by Michael O’Donnell reconstructed at the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Developmental Biology
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New finding challenges belief birds evolved from dinosaurs

July 17, 2014
News
A sparrow-sized fossil from China challenges the commonly held belief that birds evolved from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs that developed the ability to fly. Instead, the fossil – a Scansoriopteryx -...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Protein pocket could lead to new treatment for Fragile X

July 16, 2014
News
A pocket found in the structure of a protein linked to genetic disorder Fragile X Syndrome could herald a new generation of treatments for the condition. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Injected polio vaccine to boost immunity

July 15, 2014
News
A type of polio vaccine that fell out of favour in the 1960s could hasten the eradication of the disease.A study published in The Lancet suggests that the injected polio...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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The shrinking human genome

July 14, 2014
News
Our understanding of the human genome has been reduced to 19,000 genes, almost all of which have ancestors prior to the appearance of primates 50 million years ago. A Spanish...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Fish-like animal emits bright and dim light

July 9, 2014
News
A fish-like animal found in coastal waters can emit both bright and dim versions of fluorescent light and researchers have deciphered a structural component related to this ability. The lancelet...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Global warming favours light-coloured insects

July 7, 2014
News
A warming European climate has led to lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies out-competing their darker counterparts. Researcher published in Nature Communications has revealed as the climate has warmed, communities of...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Brain activity during magic mushrooms trip mirrors dreaming

July 3, 2014
News
The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during a mind-expanding drug trip as it does during dreams suggests new research into psilocybin. The study published in Human Brain Mapping...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Bio-printing transplantable tissues a step closer

July 2, 2014
News
A bio-printed artificial vascular network capable of mimicking the body’s circulatory system could bring the possibility of printing transplantable tissues and organs a step closer. “Imaging being able to walk...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Diabetes medication ‘doing more harm than good’

July 2, 2014
News
Diabetes treatments could be doing more harm than good; particularly for the over 75s suggests new research. For many people, the benefits of taking diabetes medications – insulin injections or...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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