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Plant geometry secret revealed

September 25, 2013
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Researchers from the University of Leeds have discovered how plants set the angles of their branches.The mechanism is vital to elucidating the shape of plants, and explaining how some have...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Polypill key to preventative medicine

September 24, 2013
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Taking several pills for one condition is an undesirable but necessary scenario for many, but a new study has shown people are much more likely to take preventative medicine if...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Helping hand for panda cubs

September 23, 2013
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As Edinburgh Zoo eagerly anticipates the birth of a panda cub, scientists in Glasgow – together with a team from the Chengdu Research Base in China – are working on...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Multi-million pound boost for UK aerospace innovation

September 20, 2013
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The UK Aerospace industry will be given a major boost as the Technology Strategy Board launches a new funding competition.A total of £25m will be available to co-fund collaborative R&D...
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Key fungus species help explain mysterious bat disease

September 18, 2013
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Researchers have identified what might be the key to unravelling the mystery of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) – the distinctive fungus that is associated with the death of North American...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Zoology
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Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen

September 17, 2013
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Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer and malignant melanomas than traditional sun cream, Norwegian researchers at SINTEF, together with company Promar AS,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Magellanic Stream mystery solved by Hubble telescope

September 16, 2013
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A 40-year old mystery has been solved by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. They have uncovered the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Organic solar cells in a spin

September 13, 2013
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Manipulating the ‘spin’ of electrons in organic solar cells can drastically improve their performance, say researchers from Cambridge and Washington. Their findings may have implications in cheap, high performing solar...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Physics, Thermodynamics
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Microbes can influence host evolution

September 12, 2013
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Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s microbiome can contribute to the origin of new species by reducing the viability of hybrids produced...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Microbiology
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Neutron studies reveal HIV drug mechanism weaker than assumed

September 11, 2013
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Neutron studies of an HIV enzyme and its inhibitor have revealed new areas for improvement in drug design to enhance performance, combat resistance and reduce dosage of antiretroviral treatments.An international...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology
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Bacteria-coated seeds enable crops to fix nitrogen

September 10, 2013
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Technology developed at the University of Nottingham could enable all the world’s crops to take nitrogen from the air, rather than from expensive fertilisers.Nitrogen fixation (converting nitrogen to ammonia) is...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Seeing depth through a single lens

September 9, 2013
News
Microscopists may soon be able to create a 3D image through a single lens, without moving the camera, thanks to researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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