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Two legs better than four

March 29, 2012
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Early ancestors began to walk on two instead of four limbs in order to carry as much food as possible and monopolise resources say Cambridge researchers.By studying modern-day chimpanzees as...
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Popcorn is healthy

March 29, 2012
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Popcorn might be a popular cinema treat, but popped corn can actually provide more antioxidants than fruit or vegetables.The snack contains up to 300mg of polyphenols a serving, compared to...
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Gravity measured by globe-trotting gnome

March 29, 2012
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Kern the globe-trotting gnome heads to the South Pole on his latest leg of his round the world trip exploring gravity.Gravity isn’t the same everywhere on Earth: you’d weigh more...
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Nanoslinky created

March 27, 2012
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American researchers have created the nanoslinky, a novel microfluidic technology for DNA manipulation and measurement.The nanoslinky – developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) –...
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Unravelling the genetic code of cancer

March 26, 2012
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Sequencing of two hereditary breast cancers caused by a faulty BRCA1 gene have revealed surprising results – the genetic code of the two tumours looked almost entirely different from one...
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Science World challenge launched

March 26, 2012
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Schoolchildren are getting the chance to cook up their own product to display and sell among the exhibitors at this year’s Science World.As part of the Science World challenge, 14...
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GSK to build new manufacturing plant

March 23, 2012
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GlaxoSmithKline are to build a new manufacturing facility in Cumbria and invest more than £500m in their UK manufacturing sites to increase production of key active ingredients for its pharmaceutical...
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Oxford Innovation to boost Welsh life sciences

March 23, 2012
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The Welsh Government has appointed Oxford Innovation to deliver the High Potential Starts programme, which will assist start-up and early stage life sciences firms with high growth potential to grow...
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Freshwater pool in western Arctic

March 22, 2012
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A strong Arctic wind is responsible for an enormous dome of freshwater in the western Arctic Ocean say researchers who have been monitoring sea-surface height from 1995 to 2010.Using the...
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Silver-based drug as effective as Cisplatin

March 21, 2012
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Laboratory tests have shown that silver is as effective at treating cancer as the leading chemotherapy drug, but may have fewer side-effects.Researchers from the University of Leeds exposed breast and...
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Smart paint transforms structural safety

March 20, 2012
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A smart paint made of recycled materials which can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges long before structural damage occurs is being developed by Scottish researchers.The environmentally-friendly...
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Why spiders don’t stick to their own web

March 15, 2012
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If you walk into a spider’s web, you generally get it stuck all over you, but spiders don’t stick to their own webs and researchers in America think they know...
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