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Control protein switch found

July 28, 2014
News
Research from Dundee has revealed how a complex protein pivotal in the development of cancer, autoimmune disease and viral infection is activated. The study answers a key question about how...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Doing the walk of life

July 25, 2014
News
For 50 million years, animals have used the same food foraging techniques suggests research from the University of Southampton. The Lévy Walk consists of many small move steps, interspersed with...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Hope for sufferers of rare childhood disease

July 24, 2014
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Scientists as Newcastle University have taken the first step toward treating the rare childhood disease Joubert Syndrome. The disease, an inherited developmental disorder which affects the brain, kidney and eyes,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Svalbard reindeer numbers on the rise

July 23, 2014
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In an unexpected twist, climate change is having a positive effect on the Norwegian reindeers of Svalbard. Populations in the Arctic Archipelago are thriving because of rising temperatures, with number...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Zoology
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Snapshot of photosynthesis reveals process

July 22, 2014
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Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation have enabled researchers to understand how the process works. Using the world’s most powerful x-ray laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers were...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Glacial microbes affect albedo

July 21, 2014
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Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact on the amount of sunlight reflected into space suggests the first ecological study of an entire glacier....
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Microbiology
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Polymorphism increases risk of stroke and heart attack

July 21, 2014
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A genetic variant found in platelets is associated with an increased risk of stroke and heart attack researchers from King’s College London have found. A polymorphism in glycoprotein Illa (GPIlla)...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics
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DNA replication fork visualised

July 18, 2014
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An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ during DNA duplication. Rockefeller University researchers led by Michael O’Donnell reconstructed at the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Developmental Biology
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New finding challenges belief birds evolved from dinosaurs

July 17, 2014
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A sparrow-sized fossil from China challenges the commonly held belief that birds evolved from ground-dwelling theropod dinosaurs that developed the ability to fly. Instead, the fossil – a Scansoriopteryx -...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Protein pocket could lead to new treatment for Fragile X

July 16, 2014
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A pocket found in the structure of a protein linked to genetic disorder Fragile X Syndrome could herald a new generation of treatments for the condition. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Willetts leaves post in cabinet reshuffle

July 15, 2014
News
David Willetts will no longer hold his post as Minister of State for Universities and Science in David Cameron’s Cabinet reshuffle. Willetts is reported to have resigned from his position...
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Policy
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Injected polio vaccine to boost immunity

July 15, 2014
News
A type of polio vaccine that fell out of favour in the 1960s could hasten the eradication of the disease.A study published in The Lancet suggests that the injected polio...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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