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Geckos feet stickier in the heat

November 15, 2010
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Geckos are amazing creatures – put them on a sheet of glass turn them upside down and they cling to the surface, but what do they do in humid environments?
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Parkinson’s symptoms relieved

November 15, 2010
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Removing the part of the brain that controls habitual movements could relieve symptoms in Parkinson’s disease sufferers.
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Dual approach gets to heart of earthquakes

November 13, 2010
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Earth scientists have made a huge leap forward in understanding how earthquakes are formed using state-of-the-art technology to monitor the movement of the Earth
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MRI used to locate sense of introspection

November 12, 2010
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What makes us human is the ability to reflect on our own thoughts, emotions and behaviour, but some people are better at it than others, and scientists think they know...
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The Holy Grail for cancer

November 10, 2010
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The “Holy Grail” for bone cancer treatment could be in the form of bacteria modified to kill cancerous cells.
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Andromeda in ultraviolet

November 10, 2010
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The most distant object visible to the naked eye – the Andromeda Galaxy – has been bought into focus by University College London scientists using high-resolution ultraviolet imaging.
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Star Wars hologram to be reality

November 10, 2010
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Holographic messages like Princess Leia’s call for help in Star Wars could become a reality thanks to a breakthrough in three-dimensional holographic imaging technology.
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Smoker’s brain

November 10, 2010
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Does smoking lead to a thinning of a specific region of the cerebral cortex, or are people with a thinner cortex more inclined to become smokers – that was the...
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Science Nobels awarded to UK researchers

November 8, 2010
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The UK is at the forefront of science and engineering, and we’re a magnet for overseas researchers; the scientific community were reminded of this when this year’s Nobel science prizes...
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Chocolate’s future is sweet

November 5, 2010
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The future of chocolate is sweet after two research groups announced they have sequenced the genome of the cacao tree, a feat which could help increase producer’s yields and give...
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Laboratory livers

November 3, 2010
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Scientists hope to end the shortage of livers available for transplantation after growing a miniature human liver on a collagen skeleton from an animal liver in the laboratory for the...
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Is cancer man-made?

November 3, 2010
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Cancer is a man-made disease caused by environmental factors like pollution and diet according to researchers who have been studying the remains of Egyptian mummies looking for clues to the...
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