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First walking tetrapod couldn’t walk after all

June 8, 2012
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An ancient tetrapod thought to be the first ever to walk on land couldn’t actually walk at all suggests new research.The four-limbed creature probably hauled itself out of the primordial...
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Safeguarding crucial genetic material

June 8, 2012
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Cells have evolved a risk strategy prioritising which genes to guard most closely to prevent deleterious mutation, suggests new research.Bacteria have evolved a mechanism to protect genes from random mutation,...
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Evil eyebrows of the cartoon villain

June 8, 2012
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The evil eyebrows and pointy chin so characteristic of a cartoon villain make our ‘threat’ instinct kick in, with the downward pointing triangle perceived as carrying a threat according to...
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Velcro-like cells aid bee grip

June 8, 2012
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Flowers blowing in the wind can be difficult for pollinating insects like bees to handle, but new research has revealed bees use Velcro-like cells on the surface of petals to...
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Key to sperm-to-egg binding found

June 7, 2012
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Key to fertility in mammals is a gene and its encoded protein – protein disulphide isomerase homolog (PDILT) – which enables sperm to bind to an egg say researchers in...
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New model to predict earthquake behaviour

June 6, 2012
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Scientists have taken a step towards understanding how earthquakes develop thanks to a new computer model that closely mimics a fault’s seismic and aseismic behaviour.Researchers from the California Institute of...
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New technique to predict heart attacks

June 5, 2012
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A new imaging technique combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computerised tomography could help improve how doctors predict a patient’s risk of having a heart attack.The research – from the...
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James Webb Space Telescope delivers first instrument

June 1, 2012
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre has taken delivery of the first instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – the Mid InfraRed Instrument, or MIRI.MIRI – the first of...
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Wellcome Trust create £200m fund for life sciences

May 28, 2012
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The Wellcome Trust is to launch a £200m investments business for healthcare and life sciences.The business – operating under the working title Project Sigma – will invest in emerging businesses...
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Yeti hunting

May 25, 2012
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The hunt for the Yeti is on as scientists intend to use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains said to belong to the lost species.Researchers from the University of...
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You are what you eat

May 25, 2012
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What you eat affects how you think suggests research which shows a diet high in sugar can slow the brain, hampering memory and learning.Research focussed on high-fructose corn syrup –...
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Is water essential to life?

May 25, 2012
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Contrary to popular belief, proteins are not dependant on water to survive and function say researchers from Bristol who have shown that myoglobin can refold in an environment almost completely...
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