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Cellectricon launches grant to fund electroporation-based projects

July 18, 2013
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Cellectricon is inviting researchers to apply for the recently launched Cellaxess Project Grant. The grant is open to any scientist or research group keen to use the advanced electromanipulation capabilities...
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Maths model explains why our Universe is a hologram

July 15, 2013
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Researchers have taken a significant step to understanding the physics behind the structure of the Universe according to the holographic principle, by linking the two space-time theories.The Physical Review D...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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Eel fluorescent protein transforms clinical assay

July 12, 2013
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A Japanese freshwater eel called unagi possesses a fluorescent protein that could revolutionise a key clinical assay for bilirubin, a critical indicator of liver function, haemolysis and jaundice.A team from...
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Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Zoology
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X-rays reveal ‘dinobird’ shook patterned tail feather

July 10, 2013
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Using X-rays to complete the first chemical analysis of feathers from a fossil linking dinosaurs and birds reveals that the feathers were patterned rather than all black as was previously...
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Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Doughnut-shaped electromagnetic fields demystify dark matter

July 5, 2013
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A pair of physicists say their simple theory may explain dark matter – the mysterious, invisible form of matter that makes up 85% of the universe.Professor Robert Scherrer and post-doctoral...
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Astronomy, Physics
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Mars – warm, wet and rusty long before Earth

July 4, 2013
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New evidence from the NASA Mars rover suggests that the red planet was wet, warm and had oxygen billions of years before Earth's atmosphere became oxygen rich.Differences between Martian meteorites...
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Astronomy, Physics
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UK leads the way in ‘legal high’ analysis

July 4, 2013
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A team at the University of Lincoln, UK, is leading the way in new research aimed at detecting the vast amount of substances available on the legal highs market.The method...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Putting the physics into spin

July 4, 2013
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As the Ashes series gets underway next week, physicists from Australia have been exploring the physics behind the spin of a cricket ball. Siblings Garry and Ian Robinson, Honorary Visiting...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Solid State Physics
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Coral reef skeleton can survive even in acidic oceans

July 3, 2013
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For the first time, scientists have described the biological process of how corals create their skeletons to form massive and ecologically vital coral reefs in the world’s oceans.The team at...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Einstein’s theory aids planet-hunters

June 24, 2013
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A team of astrophysicists have discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein’s special theory of relativity.The exoplanet known as Kepler-76b is like a hotter, larger Jupiter....
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Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia

June 21, 2013
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A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.The tool has been...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Neuroscience
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New layer of human cornea discovered

June 21, 2013
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Research at University of Nottingham has uncovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the clear window at the front of the human eye.Detailed in Ophthalmology, the breakthrough could help...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Physiology
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