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Bettering Haber-Bosch

January 5, 2011
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Cambridge researchers think they’ve figured out a way to improve the efficiency of ammonia synthesis process, research which could have wide-reaching implications in the agricultural and energy sector.
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New component to gravity explains anomaly

January 3, 2011
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Einstein’s Theory of Relativity can be reconciled with a new force which explains the rotation of stars in the centre of a galaxy and unexpected spacecraft trajectories says a Viennese...
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Antibiotics boost

January 3, 2011
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A company developing novel DNA-based antibiotic technology against drug-resistant infections has received an equity investment totalling £730,000, with the potential to rise to £1.25 million.
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New home for cell research

December 22, 2010
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Scientists investigating the building blocks of life are being built a new home at the University of Warwick
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Is Santa toxic?

December 22, 2010
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How does Santa survive in the North Pole? Not only is it freezing cold, but everything he eats is likely to be filled with toxic chemicals say scientists from Norway.
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Saving the Christmas tree

December 22, 2010
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Your living room floor is awash with needles from the Christmas tree because the plant hormone ethylene causes the tree to shed its needles say researchers, who have also discovered...
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Tropical mistletoe discovered

December 22, 2010
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A new parasitic tropical mistletoe has been described just in time for Christmas. The mistletoe – discovered near the summit of Mount Mabu in Mozambique – has been named Helixanthera...
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Variant for reduced hypertension discovered

December 21, 2010
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A genetic variation that is associated with reduced hypertension and a 7.7% reduction in cardiovascular disease has been uncovered by scientists in Glasgow and Milan – and they say there...
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Perforin packs a punch

December 16, 2010
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The human immune system’s assassin – the protein perforin – has been seen in action for the first time, and it packs quite a punch
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Where are the women?

December 14, 2010
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There’s a real lack of women representing science – most young adults can’t name a female scientist, and only 11 women feature in the Eureka 100 Science List – where...
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Urine test for CAD

December 10, 2010
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A simple urine test that looks for particular protein expressions can detect coronary artery disease with 90% accuracy.
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Hope for combined muscle stimulator

December 9, 2010
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A microchip that stimulates muscles and helps people with paraplegia exercise their leg muscles will be available for clinical trials next year say researchers at University College London.
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