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Sports drinks outdone by humble cereal

June 10, 2009
A bowl of whole-grain cereal is as good as a sports drink for recovery after exercise.

How to solve a problem like C. difficile

June 9, 2009
Detecting the highly infectious and dangerous Clostridium difficile is fraught with false positives and negatives – Professor Wren says the answer lies in a two-step approach

Just why do unusual things persist?

June 8, 2009
Rare traits persist in a population because predators detect common forms of prey more easily.

Attack on great pillar of physics

June 5, 2009
A new paper by a UK academic attempts to slay two giants in one claiming that the Large Hadron Collider didn't work not because of mechanical failure, but because basic...

Particle size analysis as standard

June 4, 2009
With the advent of high power computers and high resolution video cameras, microscopy with image analysis is becoming one of the highest resolution techniques available today. Here we look at...

Human nose too cold for flu

June 3, 2009
Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person's nose is too low, according to new research.

Wandering aphid describes animal kingdom

June 3, 2009
It may be the nemesis of the more green fingered amongst you – but the humble aphid holds the key to understanding the movements of large mammals and birds, say...

H.pylori link to cancer shown

June 3, 2009
Almost 65% of cases of stomach cancer are related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria but until recently the link was not fully understood.

Nature holds key to improved carbon capture

June 3, 2009
A team of academics have gone back to nature to figure out how to bring carbon capture and storage a step closer.

Not such a good egg?

June 2, 2009
Vaccine production has never been more in the limelight and traditional egg-based production has proved it's self to be robust – but is it time to take on the adaptability...

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