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Artificial brain mimics human abilities and flaws

January 2, 2013
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Canadian scientists have created the world’s largest functioning brain model which produces complex behaviour and performs almost as well as humans at simple tasks.Described in Science, the Semantic Pointer Architecture...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Promising nanotechnology for nerve research

December 26, 2012
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University of Michigan researchers report success in developing polymer nanofiber technologies for understanding how nerve fibres work and using them to grow new nerves from stem cells. The extensive work...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience
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Chloroplasts could control crop ripening

December 24, 2012
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Biologists at Leicester University have discovered that a plant cell regulation process also affects chloroplasts, the part of plants responsible for photosynthesis. The research may have applications in controlling fruit...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Cell Biology
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XMaS teeth studies establish our ancestors’ journeys

December 21, 2012
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Scientists have teamed up with archaeologists to use X-rays to perform the world’s most detailed analysis of tooth structure and composition. The findings will make it possible to re-interpret archaeological...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Frankincense is not just for Christmas…

December 21, 2012
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Frankincense, the undeniable fragrance of Christmas, is in high demand but this means that many Boswellia papyrifera trees are being over-exploited and populations are at risk of dying out. However,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany
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Sensors for the real world

December 21, 2012
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New resonators for gravimetric sensing developed at the University of Cambridge negate the effect of temperature so that they may be used in numerous industries. Over the last decade there...
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Why blind mole rats don’t get cancer

December 19, 2012
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Biologists have determined why blind mole rats are immune to cancer. The mechanism differs from that discovered three years ago in the naked mole rat, another long-living, cancer-resistant rat species....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Zoology
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ may support life

December 17, 2012
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An international team of astronomers have discovered an alien planet, believed to have a similar climate to Earth, which might be able to support life. The planet is located a...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Physics
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Improving fingerprint identification

December 14, 2012
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A new approach for making finger prints on paper more visible has been developed by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.The method uses an innovative chemical process which produces...
Chemistry
Forensics
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Neutron scattering reveals drug mechanism

December 14, 2012
News
New insights into the origin of the side effects of an antifungal drug have been provided by neutron scattering experiments undertaken by researchers at Kings College London.Amphotericin (AmB) has been...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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X-ray prism reveals chemical changes

December 12, 2012
News
Ultrashort, ultrabright X-ray laser pulses can reveal details of chemically important molecules at room temperature suggest researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. This method could shed light on the chemistry...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Oceanic turbulence affects marine food web

December 10, 2012
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Numerical simulations have shown for the first time that the movement of seawater can directly affect the ability of marine bacteria to absorb organic material, such as that produced by...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Oceanography
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