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DNA fingerprinting with lobSTR

June 18, 2012
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A novel method for profiling short tandem repeats (STR) in personal genomes has been developed in America, bringing STR identification into the 21st Century.The three stage technique – named lobSTR...
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New nano-factory to boost graphene research

June 15, 2012
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Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material which could replace silicon in microchips thanks to its strength and conductivity, and researchers in the South-West have developed a nano-factory which...
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New evidence for shunned Parkinson’s theory

June 14, 2012
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A once-shunned theory on how Parkinson’s disease develops has received renewed support thanks to researchers in America. Using powerful computational tools and laboratory tests, scientists from the University of California...
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IceCube puts cosmic ray theory on ice

June 13, 2012
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A $272m telescope buried deep beneath the South Pole has failed to find any neutrinos accompanying exploding fireballs in space, undermining a leading theory on how cosmic rays are born.IceCube...
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Biological trigger for high blood pressure found

June 13, 2012
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A biological tipping point in the development of high blood pressure may have been discovered by researchers at St George’s University of London.The team discovered that the reduced activity of...
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Nature-inspired surface for self-cleaning glass

June 11, 2012
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A new multifunctional glass that allows water droplets to bounce of its surface like tiny rubber balls has been developed by scientists in America.The surface, inspired by Nature’s textured surfaces,...
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Exploring the Sun with Dr Lucie Green

June 8, 2012
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Laboratory News packed up their camera and went on the road to visit Dr Lucie Green, a space scientist at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Dorking.Lucie is a Leverhulme...
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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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