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Textbooks use white men as ‘universal model’

November 5, 2008
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Images of white men predominate in western anatomy textbooks, which present them as a “universal model” of the human being. This is the main conclusion of a study that has...
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Nanotech key in weaning Europe off oil

November 3, 2008
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Optimistic views of global solar power are possible say ESF
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Of mice and men

October 27, 2008
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If you want to know the history of human movement across the planet - have a look at mice DNA. This is the thinking of researchers from the Universities of...
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Ground level ozone is not yesterday’s problem

October 27, 2008
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Existing ozone controls are simply not enough – the message from the report by the Royal Society and UK national academic of science is clear.
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Flexible approach to organic display screens

October 27, 2008
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It was two years ago when Sony proudly announced the development of flexible display screens that use organic material. So just where are our bendy screens!
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3-D cell growth attracts funding

October 24, 2008
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A company hoping to revolutionise the way cells are grown in the laboratory, is preparing for commercial manufacture and global sales after securing £750,000 funding
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How Jellyfish revolutionised bioscience

October 24, 2008
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The Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2008 went to the researchers that discovered GFP (Green Flourescent Protein)
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Energy storage a boost for renewables

October 22, 2008
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Engineers and scientists think they have paved the way for the massive installation of renewable energies with a breakthrough in electrical charge storage.
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BSE test may prevent precautionery slaughter

October 20, 2008
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Scientists hope a new discovery might lead to a urine-based BSE test that could prevent the precautionary slaughter of many animals when the disease is detected.
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No such thing as a safe tan

October 13, 2008
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After an underwhelming summer, you may be entertaining thoughts of topping up your tan on the sun bed, but according to several new studies there may be no such thing...
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Fast food set to make criminal sweat

October 13, 2008
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The inventor of a new forensic fingerprinting technique claims criminals who eat processed foods are more likely to be discovered by police through their fingerprint sweat corroding metal.
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Physicists tune in to big questions

October 10, 2008
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In a month dominated by Cern and the study of the very small, a group of astronomers from the UK have joined an innovative project that looks at outer, rather...
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