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Pregnancy puzzle solved

May 4, 2011
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Rather than rejecting the foetus and placenta because it contains paternal proteins, the maternal immune system tolerates paternal antigens and even harnesses the immune interaction to promote foetal development
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SKA moves to Jodrell Bank

May 4, 2011
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Jodrell Bank Observatory has fought off international competition to host the project office of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – the largest and most sensitive radio telescope.
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Questioning the survival of the fittest

May 2, 2011
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Darwin’s theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest may not be correct suggests a new study which shows biodiversity may evolve where it was previously thought impossible.
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Cancer drug trial begins in Oxford

April 28, 2011
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An international trial of a novel drug to treat lung cancer patients who have stopped responding to initial chemotherapy treatment is to begin in Oxford
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Breast cancer tissue bank heads to Nottingham

April 28, 2011
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A new tissue bank that will help fast-track research from bench to bedside is being launched at the University of Nottingham
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Ageing – it’s down to steroids

April 27, 2011
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Ageing is all down to the decrease in a steroid, and an international team of researchers have discovered eight genes which control its concentration.
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Brain mapping – an online resource

April 27, 2011
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There is a 94% similarity between human brains, and at least 82% of all human genes are expressed in the brain according to the Allen Human Brain Atlas.
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Very vanilla

April 27, 2011
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Vanilla is the world’s second most popular flavour but the plant’s temperamental life cycle and propagation means it struggles to keeps up with demand – Malaysian scientists hope to give...
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The puzzle of excess calcium

April 26, 2011
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Too much calcium in the heart can cause sudden cardiac arrest in heart failure patients but scientists have been puzzled by how and why this happened – until now
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New company seeks collaboration

April 26, 2011
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Molecular diagnostic company, Abcodia, has been granted rights to commercialise intellectual property from one of the UK’s largest biobanks and is seeking new collaborative partners.
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Good versus bad and how the brain remembers

April 24, 2011
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The brain’s reward centre is also geared towards bad behaviour, evoking production of neurotransmitters say scientists who have also shown how the brain remembers events.
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Orchid aids pollination with roadkill

April 21, 2011
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Roadkill or orchid – they both smell the same to flesh flies and a South African orchid which mimics the smell of rotting flesh used this to lure flies into...
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