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Best male wears red

September 16, 2010
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A truth universally known is that men find a lady in red alluring, but did you know women also find a guy in red attractive, even if they don’t know...
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Searching for a body of evidence

September 15, 2010
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Dead bodies buried under patios are commonplace in soap storylines, but forensic scientists can find themselves searching for and recovering corpses in real life; it can be time consuming especially...
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Sugar coating HIV

September 13, 2010
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The HIV virus’ carbohydrate camouflage remains constant across all classes of HIV but differs from the carbohydrate coat found on human cells; targeting this protective layer could form the basis...
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Origami folded into the engineering mix

September 10, 2010
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Robots capable of transforming from one shape into another are being developed by researchers at MIT and Harvard, who have combined the ancient Japanese folk art of origami with modern...
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Fuel of the future

September 10, 2010
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An unpleasant combination of out-of-date food, animal manure and sewage sludge could be the key to a greener Britain if the Government can thrash out an action plan to increase...
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Special Report – Race for the Higgs is on

September 8, 2010
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As scientists at the Large Hadron Collider confirm the physics we already know, Fermilab say they’re closing in on the Higgs boson – Laboratory News investigates what’s new in particle...
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Drug treasure trove unearthed

September 6, 2010
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A treasure trove of potential new treatments for multi-drug resistant disease has been discovered after scientists unearthed a novel antibiotic through genome mining.
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Solar powered teeth cleaning

September 3, 2010
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  We’ll stick to toothpaste and a regular toothbrush The toothbrush – which operates with around the same amount of light as a solar powered calculator – creates a solar...
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Fast spindles ensure a good night’s sleep

September 3, 2010
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In today’s noise polluted world, getting a good night sleep can be difficult, but scientists hope to enhance a person’s shut-eye after discovering the brain’s rhythm controls the amount of...
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Lunchtime potato boost

September 2, 2010
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The baked potato is about to take on a whole new meaning: scientists have discovered zapping the favoured lunchtime dish with electric shock and ultrasound increased the levels of antioxidants...
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Body clock cure

September 2, 2010
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Jetlag and insomnia might be a thing of the past after scientists in Manchester used a drug to reset and restart the natural body clock of mice.
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CSI in the snow

September 1, 2010
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Just as forensic scientists search crime scene for evidence, two British researchers have examined the coldest places on Earth to see how organisms survive, aiming to provide clues to how...
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