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Key to sperm-to-egg binding found

June 7, 2012
News
Key to fertility in mammals is a gene and its encoded protein – protein disulphide isomerase homolog (PDILT) – which enables sperm to bind to an egg say researchers in...
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The case for a MenB vaccine

June 6, 2012
Feature
With a long history of public health interventions against meningitis in the UK – we are the perfect test bed for a MenB vaccine, but it will need a whole...
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New model to predict earthquake behaviour

June 6, 2012
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Scientists have taken a step towards understanding how earthquakes develop thanks to a new computer model that closely mimics a fault’s seismic and aseismic behaviour.Researchers from the California Institute of...
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New technique to predict heart attacks

June 5, 2012
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A new imaging technique combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computerised tomography could help improve how doctors predict a patient’s risk of having a heart attack.The research – from the...
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James Webb Space Telescope delivers first instrument

June 1, 2012
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre has taken delivery of the first instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the Mid InfraRed Instrument, or MIRI.MIRI – the first of...
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Making public research accessible for all

June 1, 2012
Insight
Rarely do I find myself harbouring admiration for a politician. Yet as David Willetts, minister for science and universities, walked into the UK Publishers’ Association annual meeting a few weeks...
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Vaccination without comparison

May 31, 2012
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As methods of disease prevention go – vaccination is without comparison. If successful heard immunity can be developed it is a knock-out blow for the pathogen. A biological uppercut from...
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Wellcome Trust create £200m fund for life sciences

May 28, 2012
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The Wellcome Trust is to launch a £200m investments business for healthcare and life sciences.The business – operating under the working title Project Sigma – will invest in emerging businesses...
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Yeti hunting

May 25, 2012
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The hunt for the Yeti is on as scientists intend to use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains said to belong to the lost species.Researchers from the University of...
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You are what you eat

May 25, 2012
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What you eat affects how you think suggests research which shows a diet high in sugar can slow the brain, hampering memory and learning.Research focussed on high-fructose corn syrup –...
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