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Plumage no sacrifice for peacocks

September 25, 2014
News
Peacocks are known for their long iridescent feathers which they use to attract a mate, but their display of love was also thought to be a sacrifice as it affected...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Meteorite points to life on Mars

September 24, 2014
News
A tiny fragment of Martian meteorite has added to the growing body of evidence that the red plant might have hosted life. Upon this meteorite, researchers found a cell-like structure...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Biophysics, Physics
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AMS show modern humans and Neanderthals overlapped

September 23, 2014
News
Strong evidence that Neanderthals overlapped with modern humans for up to 5,400 years has been revealed using an improved accelerator mass spectrometry technique. Researchers from the University of Oxford dated...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Freshwater springs likely played role in early human evolution

September 18, 2014
News
The ability to move and seek out new sources of groundwater in dry periods may have been pivotal to survival and evolution of the human species. By combining geological evidence...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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The miracle of science – but why can’t you cure my cold!

September 17, 2014
Insight
In this section we invite our reader to tell us about their work, lives and scientific passions. Here, Steve Trim ponders the widening gap between what science can do and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Autism therapy could eliminate symptoms

September 16, 2014
News
A new therapy aimed at treating infants as young as 6-months-old who exhibit signs of autism has shown promising results.  The treatment – pioneered by the University of California Davis...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Why do HIV patients develop dementia?

September 11, 2014
News
Life expectancy for patients with HIV has increased thanks to combination anti-retroviral therapy, but long-term maladies, including dementia, are becoming more prevalent. Almost one-in-two HIV patients are affected by the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Virology
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New heart drug beats current gold standard

September 10, 2014
News
Clinical trials of a new drug to treat heart failure were brought to an early close after results showed it outperformed the current gold standard. Writing in the New England...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Protein synthesis offer clues to memory loss

September 9, 2014
News
A new method of identifying proteins as they are created in the body could offer insight into why learning and memory becomes impaired in Alzheimer’s disease. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane

September 8, 2014
News
By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a step towards producing a commercially-viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Using a new variant...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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