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Rosetta successfully revived

January 21, 2014
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Comet-chaser Rosetta has successfully been revived from its 31 month slumber; its pre-programmed alarm clock went off early on 20th January and it signalled Earth to let scientists know it...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Aphids act as pawns to spread viruses

January 15, 2014
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Aphids have become the pawns of crop-infecting viruses which influence their host and force them to change in a way that is beneficial to the parasite.In this example of extended...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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Who are the scientists? 100 leading UK practising scientists listed

January 14, 2014
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A list of the 100 leading UK practicing scientists has been compiled by the Science Council to highlight the fact that not all scientists are the same.The list aims to...
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S-Lab Awards 2014

January 13, 2014
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S-Lab have launched their third Award scheme and conference to highlight best practice in achieving more with less.The awards recognise good practice and innovation in a range of areas including:...
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Chemical structures transferred to public domain

January 8, 2014
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Patented chemical structures are to be transferred to the public domain, giving researchers access to a new source of highly relevant compounds related to curing human disease.SureChem – developed by...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Ground breaking European missions to probe early universe

January 6, 2014
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The ESA has announced their next two L-class missions; one to study galaxy and black hole formation, and one to establish a gravitational wave observatory.The so called Large, or L-class,...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Scientists feature in New Year’s Honours

January 2, 2014
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Science featured heavily in the 2014 New Year’s Honours list with the following being awarded to prominent scientist for services in the field.Among this year’s honourees were Professor Peter Ratcliffe...
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Nanoparticles and the environment

December 30, 2013
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Metallic nanoparticles have many possible uses – including clean fuel technology and high density storage – but their potential effects on their environment remain unknown.An international team of researchers have...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Lion’s Lair winners

December 30, 2013
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Cleaver Scientific scooped first prize in the Lion’s Lair at LABINNOVATIONS for its ‘Safe’ Series, designed to make DNA electrophoresis procedures safer, more convenient and more economical.The ‘Safe’ series eliminates...
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‘Swiss army knife’ secret of RNA polymerase I

December 19, 2013
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The 3-dimensional structure of a molecular machine scientists have likened to the Swiss army knife has been visualised in high-resolution for the first time.RNA polymerase I incorporates modules which prevent...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Unique organ gives koalas low-pitched call

December 19, 2013
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Koalas have an unusual mating call; its pitch is about 20 times lower than it should be for an animal of its size.The cause of the extremely low-pitched bellow calls...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Award for talented eight

December 18, 2013
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Eight recent graduates are set to follow in the footsteps of luminaries such as Professor Peter Higgs and Paul Dirac after receiving £80,000 each to develop innovative commercial technologies as...
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