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Saving the Christmas tree

December 22, 2010
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Your living room floor is awash with needles from the Christmas tree because the plant hormone ethylene causes the tree to shed its needles say researchers, who have also discovered...
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Tropical mistletoe discovered

December 22, 2010
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A new parasitic tropical mistletoe has been described just in time for Christmas. The mistletoe – discovered near the summit of Mount Mabu in Mozambique – has been named Helixanthera...
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Variant for reduced hypertension discovered

December 21, 2010
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A genetic variation that is associated with reduced hypertension and a 7.7% reduction in cardiovascular disease has been uncovered by scientists in Glasgow and Milan – and they say there...
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Christmas Chemistry

December 20, 2010
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As Christmas draws ever closer we take a look at the most important - and stressful - part of the festivities through science-tinted specs. Welcome to the season's tastiest chemcial...
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Nature at its best

December 17, 2010
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Inspired by the natural world around them, photographers often capture amazing images of natural beauty and what better way to showcase them than in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of...
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Perforin packs a punch

December 16, 2010
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The human immune system’s assassin – the protein perforin – has been seen in action for the first time, and it packs quite a punch
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Smoothing the flow

December 15, 2010
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Cytogenetic laboratories are under increasing pressure, can automation be used to help work flow more efficiently?
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Where are the women?

December 14, 2010
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There’s a real lack of women representing science – most young adults can’t name a female scientist, and only 11 women feature in the Eureka 100 Science List – where...
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Urine test for CAD

December 10, 2010
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A simple urine test that looks for particular protein expressions can detect coronary artery disease with 90% accuracy.
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Hope for combined muscle stimulator

December 9, 2010
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A microchip that stimulates muscles and helps people with paraplegia exercise their leg muscles will be available for clinical trials next year say researchers at University College London.
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