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Rats ‘touch’ infrared light
March 8, 2013
NeuroscienceLaboratory rats were given the ability to “touch” infrared light by Duke University researchers who have developed a neuroprosthetic device. Their findings are detailed in Nature Communications. Cortical neuroprostheses could...
Professor Andrew Harrison: Bringing neutrons to the masses
March 7, 2013
Neutrons can be used to answer questions in most scientific disciplines says Professor Andrew Harrison, Director of the Institut Laue-Langevin. Here he tells us all about this amazing resource What is...
4D microscope captures motion in space and time
March 4, 2013
Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have developed techniques for visualising the behaviour of biological nanostructures in space and time. Outlined in PNAS, the technique allows biologists to directly...
Glacier melting accelerated by dark microbial life
February 27, 2013
Scientists previously viewed glaciers as “lifeless lumps of ice” but an Aberystwyth University-led study has demonstrated how microbes that appear on their icy surface may contribute to glacier melting.Glacier surfaces...
Ovary development theory overturned
February 14, 2013
The theory of ovary development has been overturned by new research from the University of Adelaide. The findings provide new insights into women’s health and fertility and will result in...
A gullet-scanner the size of a pill
February 13, 2013
Medical ImagingResearchers have developed an imaging system enclosed in a capsule about the size of a multivitamin that takes detailed, microscopic images of the oesophagus. The system has many advantages...
The surprising way a tadpole regrows its tail
February 11, 2013
Scientists at the University of Manchester have discovered, to their surprise, that a tadpole’s ability to regrow its tail is dependent on a group of chemicals generally believed to be...
Light exposure vital for developing eye
February 8, 2013
Developmental BiologyResearch published in Nature concludes that light exposure during pregnancy is fundamental for normal eye development in the foetus. Research led by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre...
Protein SP2 crucial to neuron creation
January 17, 2013
A cell cycle regulator protein called Sp2 may be the key to the proper creation of neurons from stem cells, according to research conducted at North Carolina State University. Improved...
X-ray laser to slay sleeping sickness parasite
January 14, 2013
The world’s most powerful X-ray laser has revealed the three-dimensional structure of an important enzyme vital to the functioning of the parasite that causes sleeping sickness.An international team of scientists...
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