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Unlocking the secrets of the zebrafish

March 16, 2011
The zebrafish: a beautiful animal and an important research tool. As scientists, we know that the zebrafish is a useful model for human disease – it been used in genetic...

Master switch for inflammation

March 16, 2011
A master switch in certain white blood cells determines whether they promote or inhibit inflammation say scientists who believe the finding may lead to new treatments for inflammatory disease

Clichéd men and political eyes

March 15, 2011
Obvious men Here on the science Lite desk, we love pointless research but sometimes the results are just so obvious we wonder why the study was ever conducted in the...

Science proves Guinness better in Ireland

March 15, 2011
Its official – Guinness tastes better in Ireland say researchers who spent twelve months travelling the globe tasting the dry stout.

Newborn mice heal broken heart

March 15, 2011
Move over zebrafish – newborn mammals can heal their hearts too say researchers in America.

Super star

March 15, 2011
Scientists studying the remnants of Cassiopeia A – a massive star that exploded 330 years ago – have observed a bizarre state of matter in the core: a superfluid and...

It’s a small world after all

March 15, 2011
Throughout the course of their work, scientists take not only informative technical images, but beautifully artistic pictures that can speak a thousand words – Laboratory News takes a look at...

Caterpillars under threat metamorphasise early

March 14, 2011
Caterpillars that protect themselves from predators by regurgitating semi-digested cabbage pay for it by producing fewer eggs and developing into smaller butterflies, if they manage to survive at all.

Large missions debated by ESA

March 14, 2011
Although 2020 is almost a decade away, the European Space Agency is busy debating which large mission should be commissioned to push the boundaries of our knowledge.

Vision loss pinpointed and test developed

March 14, 2011
Glaucoma threatens the sight of millions each year and one group of American scientists think they’ve pinpointed the location where vision loss occurs, while an engineer has developed a hand-held...

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