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Improvements in MRSA swabbing

December 22, 2009
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A specialised MRSA swabbing kit offering several advantages over traditional swabs, including the ability to take multiple samples, has been developed.
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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

December 22, 2009
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The Christmas tree is a traditional symbol of the festive season, and where would we be without it –we need something for Santa to put our presents under after all...
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Special Christmas mention…

December 21, 2009
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It is not often that Christmas and pipettes go hand in hand – but that didn’t stop the fine people of the North Devon District Hospital wonderfully merging festive fun...
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Single atom transistor to improve quantum computing

December 20, 2009
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A transistor with an active region of a single phosphorus atom in silicon has been built by researchers, and they think it will give the field of quantum computing boost.
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DNA sequencing laboratory to open in London

December 18, 2009
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GATC Biotech are opening a DNA sequencing laboratory in London and launching an overnight delivery service in 2010.
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You spin me…

December 18, 2009
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The concept of confinement is a central idea of modern physics, and scientists have achieved experimental confirmation of the presence of spin-ladders, which was predicted in the 1990s.
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Males aggression caused by pheromones

December 17, 2009
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Ever wondered how to make a male fruit fly really aggressive? Well wonder no more…
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How malaria outwits our immune system

December 17, 2009
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Malaria parasites dupe their host’s immune system by adapting their molecules depending on the antibodies encountered according a recent study into the disease.
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The future’s bright, the future is self-washing windows

December 17, 2009
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A window that washes itself and self-cleaning solar panels could be just two of the innovations we see in the future to make maintenance and cleaning more efficient.
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Scientists watch the tube to learn developmental secrets

December 17, 2009
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A gene essential in development of the pancreas has been discovered and has important implications for future research into stem cell treatment of diabetes.
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Micronail chip to aid cell communication

December 16, 2009
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A microchip capable of accurately recording and triggering real-time electrical activity of individual electrogenic cells has been developed at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC).
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Predicting the future; which gene when

December 14, 2009
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Cells carry out different functions according to a developmental plan by expressing different combinations of genes, and scientists can now predict when these genes will be switched on or off.
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