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Bringing ultrasound down to Earth

August 10, 2011
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Space bound technology regularly makes its way into our daily lives – more often than not we don’t realise it – and now new ultrasound tools developed in space could...
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Gel implant to relieve back pain

August 9, 2011
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A biomaterial implant developed at the University of Manchester could finally bring treatment for chronic lower back pain – in the form of a simple jab
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Slowing it down

August 8, 2011
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For the first time, scientists in Glasgow have been able to drag light by slowing it down to the speed of sound and sending it through a rotating crystal. The...
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Reduced emissions from lab-grown meat

August 5, 2011
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If you were told cultured meat – meat grown in the laboratory – could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 96%, would you eat it?
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Why plant ‘clones’ aren’t clones

August 4, 2011
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Plant clones are not often identical to the donor plant – a fact that has puzzled researchers until now.
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Reducing weeds with ground beetles

August 4, 2011
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Ground beetles could play an important role in ensuring future food security by munching on weed seeds that would otherwise grow to compete with food crops.
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Sunburn understood

August 4, 2011
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A single electron could be the key to future drugs that repair sunburn say researchers who have witnessed the mechanism by which an enzyme repairs sun-damaged DNA.
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Potato genome sequenced

August 3, 2011
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With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, an international consortium have sequenced the genome of the potato, which could lead to improved breeding and ensure food...
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Improving cancer care

August 1, 2011
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Molecular diagnostics testing has the ability to predict in advance how patients will respond to a given treatment, and now the UK could potentially become the world leader in personalised...
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HIV weakness revealed

August 1, 2011
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Developing a vaccine against HIV has proven difficult because the virus is capable of rapidly mutating. However, researchers in America think they’ve found a weakness which undermines the virus’ fitness.
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$13m funding for robotics company

August 1, 2011
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European robotics company Aldebaran Robotics SA has raised $13 million in venture funding, which will enable them to develop its range of humanoid robot that contribute to the well-being of...
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Thermo acquire Sterilin and Phadia

July 30, 2011
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Sterilin – a provider of consumable products for microbiology – and Phadia, a global allergy and autoimmunity diagnostics firm.
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