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All a question of timing

November 1, 2009
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Ever wondered how your brain recalls that you brushed your teeth before you took a shower, and not the other way around?
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Scientists wanted for Martian odyssey

October 22, 2009
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Calling all biologists, medics, engineers and computer scientists – the European Space Agency has a question for you. What are you doing in 2010 – fancy a trip to Mars?
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Next-gen sequencing finds ‘genes of luxury’

October 22, 2009
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For the first time, researchers are able to look at the need for every gene in a bacterial cell in a single experiment. The new method will transform the study...
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Cancer ‘magic bullet’ treatment a step closer

October 22, 2009
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UK scientists have found a way of killing cancer cells without harming nearby healthy cells.
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No increase for European R&D funding

October 21, 2009
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R&D funding in Europe was unchanged from 2006 to 2007, sticking at 1.85% of gross domestic product - or €229 billion - well below the Lisbon target of 3% by...
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Electricity flows for new spin-out

October 19, 2009
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A new Oxford University spin-out company - Oxford Yasa Motors - has been set up to commercialise lightweight electric motors developed at the Department of Engineering Science.
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Can an equation determine potential habitats?

October 16, 2009
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Researchers are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habitat’s potential for hosting life, in a similar way to how the Drake equation estimates the...
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Algae nanostructure makes ideal battery

October 14, 2009
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A group of researchers have discovered that the perfect environmentally friendly battery could be inspired by algae.
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Real research for kids’ education centre

October 12, 2009
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The first children’s science education centre based within a working medical research laboratory has opened its doors and is ready to inspire the next generation of biologists.
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XBox does science as well as games

October 12, 2009
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It has become a gamer’s best friend and given Microsoft hordes of young fans – but now one researcher thinks it could have answers for the scientific computing community too.
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Researchers begin to crack magnetic mystery

October 9, 2009
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A seven decade magnetic mystery involving space hunts and quantum probes could have ended thanks to an international research team.
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Pokemon and 2012 Olympics set off epilepsy trail

October 9, 2009
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What did an episode of the Pokemon cartoon in 1997 and the promotion of the 2012 London Olympics have in common?
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