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Pruning neuronal connections

October 5, 2011
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Specialist cells in the brain prune neuronal connections, shaping the way the brain is wired say researchers, who believe the finding may have important implications for neurodevelopmental disorders.Researchers from the...
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R&D boost at Sanofi plant

October 5, 2011
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Sanofi has instigated an innovative regeneration programme to secure new businesses and jobs to its soon-to-close Dagenham plant.The Rainham Road South plant is due to close in 2013 for commercial...
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NK cells under the microscope

October 3, 2011
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Optical tweezers and a super resolution microscope have revealed the inner workings of white blood cells at the highest resolution ever.Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Oxford...
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UARS returns home

September 29, 2011
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NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) satellite re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and crash-landed last week – trouble was nobody knew where.The precise re-entry time and location of the debris...
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Online gamers solve enzyme riddle

September 29, 2011
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Puzzled scientists have turned to online gamers to solve the structure on a retrovirus enzyme, their discovery may lead to new drugs designed to treat AIDS.Scientists had failed to piece...
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Electron ping-pong

September 29, 2011
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Scientists have been playing ping-pong with electrons in new research which reveals an important technique for transferring quantum information.Researchers from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge have moved...
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Science and speed

September 28, 2011
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A Dutch company has moved out of their science comfort zone to create a motorcycle racing team which will use their monitoring equipment to improve racing performance.
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Neutrinos travel faster than the speed of light

September 23, 2011
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Subatomic particles have travelled faster than light say puzzled scientists at CERN, who have posted results from their recent experiments online for the community to scrutinise.Neutrinos sent through the ground...
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Booming growth in grazed plants

September 23, 2011
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Whatever doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger – and the age-old expression certainly holds true for plants.
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Probing the weirdest substance on earth

September 21, 2011
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Water has some unusual properties – many of which scientists still don’t understand – and a team from MIT have been probing how water behaves in confined spaces.
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Do you know an inspirational lab technican?

September 19, 2011
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A nationwide hunt designed to recognise technicians capable of inspiring the next generation to fill a critical skills gap has been launched by STEMNET.The Inspirational Technician Award – announced by...
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Mosquitoes can’t spot sterile mate

September 19, 2011
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Female mosquitoes have only got one chance – they only ever mate once in their lifetime – but it turns out they can’t tell if they’ve picked a fertile or...
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