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Researchers FRET over vesicle formation

September 14, 2009
New insights into vesicle formation could open up prospects for the research of neurological and infectious diseases according to a group of Norwegian researchers.

Replica brain possible – but funding stands in way

September 11, 2009
Creating a replication of the human brain is a feasible short term goal according to neuroscientist Professor Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland. He believes that financial...

Parasitic sleight of hand key to Leishmaniasis

September 11, 2009
New research, led by Imperial College London, suggests the parasites that cause the tropical disease Leishmaniasis convince the immune system to help them rather than kill them.

You spin me white round

September 11, 2009
The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton X-ray telescope has uncovered the fastest rotating white dwarf ever observed in the Universe.

Just how ripe is that pineapple?

September 9, 2009
A new system based on metal oxide sensors could check the safety and quality of foods reliably, quickly and economically – such as how ripe that pineapple really is.

Cellular alarm bell secrets uncovered

September 9, 2009
Scientists have discovered how cells react to a molecular ‘alarm bell’ that goes off when their DNA is damaged.

The mystery of the vanishing Martian methane

September 7, 2009
The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface. Now, the ESA plans to...

Chemistry in fine health – but definitely room for improvement

September 4, 2009
An international review of chemistry research in the UK has found that despite overall health being good, there are potentially dangerous gaps in the intellectual core of the discipline.

Ancient primate shifts human origins

September 2, 2009
Did our evolutionary ancestors come from Asia and not Africa?

Public private partnership set out for Daresbury

August 27, 2009
Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus has set out a unique, long-term opportunity for a private sector partner to develop up to 1 million square feet of space and to provide...

Will transparent metal make invisibility a reality?

August 27, 2009
Researchers from the University of Oxford have created a new transparent form of aluminium which may have implications for astrophysics and nuclear fusion.

Nanodiamonds are a wounds best friend

August 27, 2009
New research has shown that nanodiamonds can be used to deliver insulin to combat infections in serious wounds.

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