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Fossilised microbe discovered in 200 million year old leech cocoon

January 4, 2013
News
Palaeobiologists at the University of Kansas have discovered a ciliate fossil embedded in the wall of a fossilised leech cocoon, itself embedded in rock that has been dated back to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Artificial brain mimics human abilities and flaws

January 2, 2013
News
Canadian scientists have created the world’s largest functioning brain model which produces complex behaviour and performs almost as well as humans at simple tasks.Described in Science, the Semantic Pointer Architecture...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Promising nanotechnology for nerve research

December 26, 2012
News
University of Michigan researchers report success in developing polymer nanofiber technologies for understanding how nerve fibres work and using them to grow new nerves from stem cells. The extensive work...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience
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Chloroplasts could control crop ripening

December 24, 2012
News
Biologists at Leicester University have discovered that a plant cell regulation process also affects chloroplasts, the part of plants responsible for photosynthesis. The research may have applications in controlling fruit...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Cell Biology
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XMaS teeth studies establish our ancestors’ journeys

December 21, 2012
News
Scientists have teamed up with archaeologists to use X-rays to perform the world’s most detailed analysis of tooth structure and composition. The findings will make it possible to re-interpret archaeological...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Frankincense is not just for Christmas…

December 21, 2012
News
Frankincense, the undeniable fragrance of Christmas, is in high demand but this means that many Boswellia papyrifera trees are being over-exploited and populations are at risk of dying out. However,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Why blind mole rats don’t get cancer

December 19, 2012
News
Biologists have determined why blind mole rats are immune to cancer. The mechanism differs from that discovered three years ago in the naked mole rat, another long-living, cancer-resistant rat species....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Zoology
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Neutron scattering reveals drug mechanism

December 14, 2012
News
New insights into the origin of the side effects of an antifungal drug have been provided by neutron scattering experiments undertaken by researchers at Kings College London.Amphotericin (AmB) has been...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Oceanic turbulence affects marine food web

December 10, 2012
News
Numerical simulations have shown for the first time that the movement of seawater can directly affect the ability of marine bacteria to absorb organic material, such as that produced by...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Oceanography
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“Pinocchio Effect” confirmed: lying affects the nose

December 6, 2012
News
Spanish researchers have confirmed the existence of a “Pinocchio Effect” when someone is fibbing. However, unlike the wooden puppet whose nose would increase in length when he uttered a lie,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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