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Cooler washes with nanodiamonds

July 4, 2012
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Washing at lower temperatures is preferable, but what if you could do your week’s washing at just 15°C?Chemists, biologists and engineers from the University of Warwick think this might be...
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Vision restored in night blind mice

July 3, 2012
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Mice suffering from night blindness had their vision restored after scientists from University College London injected light-sensitive photoreceptors directly into their retinas. The mice – models for diseases like retinitis...
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Tomato genome sequenced

July 2, 2012
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The tomato is a major crop plant and model for fruit development, and scientists have released a high-quality genome sequence for the domesticated variety and a draft sequence for its...
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Biological Sciences, Botany, Proteomics & Genomics
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New technique to improve epigenetics research

June 29, 2012
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Scientists have developed a new chemical technique that will significantly improve their ability to perform epigenetics research and help them understand how cells develop and function.One of the most studied...
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Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Nottingham and GSK launch Centre of Excellence

June 29, 2012
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GlaxoSmithKline and the University of Nottingham have formalised a collaboration to establish a Centre of Excellence for sustainable chemistry, and to construct an innovative carbon neutral sustainable chemistry laboratory.GSK are...
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Obesity receptor structure solved

June 27, 2012
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The structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor has been defined, and could help in the provision of treatments resulting from obesity and anorexia. Using X-ray crystallography,...
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Working toward an eco-robot

June 27, 2012
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Researchers working on an environmentally friendly robot which decomposes at the end of its useful life cycle have received a Research Project Grant of over £200,000 from the Leverhulme trust.Researchers...
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Drug combination to treat prostate cancer

June 26, 2012
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Combining two new prostate cancer drugs could delay drug resistance and increase the number of men who respond to treatment suggests a new study from The Institute of Cancer Research...
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Special Report: Free access to peer review

June 25, 2012
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In an article in The Guardian last month, Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts announced plans to give the public access to UK-based research via the internet...
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No 3D structure for peculiar protein

June 25, 2012
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An unusual protein which lacks any definable structure – defying the long-held notion that a protein’s precise 3-dimensional structure determines its function – helps regulate a key cell communication pathway...
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Music by natural selection

June 21, 2012
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Music evolves and ‘mates’ via natural selection according to new research from Imperial College London.Researchers wanted to test the theory that cultural changes in language, art and music evolve through...
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Voyager to break interstellar space

June 21, 2012
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Voyager 1 is about to cross over into interstellar space having travelled almost 18 billion km since its launch from Earth in 1977.The spacecraft has encountered a region of space...
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