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Genetic complexity at root of plant life cycle

July 18, 2011
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For the first time, the genetic wiring that helps a seed decide when to germinate has been revealed – this mechanism also tells the plant when to flower say scientists...
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Rainbows without pigments

July 15, 2011
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Using just two polymers, scientists in Sheffield have created a new generation of anti-counterfeit devices that prove difficult to copy.
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Protein misfolding down to similarities

July 13, 2011
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A large number of illnesses can be attributed to the misfolding of proteins – researchers in Cambridge and Zurich have discovered proteins tend to fold incorrectly if the sequence of...
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Band Aid for the heart

July 12, 2011
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When someone suffers a heart attack, part of their heart dies, but researchers in America and India believe they have created a nanopatch which can restore areas that have been...
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New forensic tool: chicken wing sauce and dish soap

July 11, 2011
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Using a clapper board, chicken wing sauce, dish soap and trigonometry, a physicist and his doctoral candidate have developed a formula for analysing blood spatters.
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Synchrotron reveals secret of bendy ribosome

July 8, 2011
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Scientists have captured the inner workings of ribosomes – the cell’s protein-making machinery – like never before, creating an atom-by-atom map as it carries out its function.
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Kitty litter goes green

July 6, 2011
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Kitty litter looks set to become greener thanks to researchers from Imperial College London, who have been working on a litter made from waste materials available in UK quarries and...
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Old versus new – red blood cells

July 5, 2011
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Blood stored for transfusions can undergo significant changes and damage say researchers in Cambridge who have developed a technique to cheaply and rapidly monitor the quality of blood supplies
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Woman appointed deputy Government Chemist

July 4, 2011
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For the first time in its 100 year history, a woman has been appointed as deputy Government chemist.
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Ocean acidification leaves clownfish deaf

July 1, 2011
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Ocean acidification could threaten the safety of baby clownfish say researchers in Bristol, who believe increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the ocean is playing havoc with the fish’s senses.
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Strawberry delight

July 1, 2011
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Wimbledon might be over but researchers in Spain and Italy have given us another reason to eat strawberries – they can improve the antioxidant capacity of the blood.
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Double beat for tarantula heart

July 1, 2011
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A novel application of MRI has revealed a tarantula has a double beating heart.
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