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Molecular fingerprinting for surgery patients

July 26, 2011
Real-time analysis of body fluids and tissues from patients on the operating table is possible thanks to researchers from Imperial College London, who hope to extend the process to the...

Exploding star at edge of galaxy

July 25, 2011
Astronomers believe they have observed the most distant explosion – and possibly the most distant object – ever seen in the Universe: an exploding star with a redshift of 9.4.

Pointless additions?

July 22, 2011
Two new elements are set to join the 118 already in the Periodic Table, but they decay so quickly – is there any point to discovering these heavy elements?

Are you suffering data overload?

July 22, 2011
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is helping a new generation of researchers to view their results as detailed 3D images that can be explored with the naked eye, says Carl Johan...

Sweet defence against C. difficile

July 20, 2011
A carbohydrate in the bacterial cell wall of Clostridium difficile has given scientists from the Max Planck Institute a point of attack for a potential vaccine against the pathogen.

Secrets of Bath’s Roman Baths

July 20, 2011
The infamous algae growing in Bath’s Roman Baths could do more than make the water look green.

Printing in 3D chocolate

July 20, 2011
Chocolate might be an unusual material to print with, but consumers will soon be able create their own three dimensional designs in chocolate form.

Meteor did wipe out dinosaurs

July 20, 2011
A newly discovered ceratopsian horn suggests a catastrophic meteor impact did cause the mass extinction of dinosaurs.

Derailing DNA

July 19, 2011
DNA acts like a bi-directional rail track with two types of train moving along the rails – Professor Panos Soultanas tells us more

Virtual models for personalised treatment

July 19, 2011
Scientists hoping to move away from the one size fits all approach to treating asthma and other respiratory diseases are developing a pioneering new research tool to help them tailor...

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