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Agricultural disease emerged from harmless virus

September 12, 2008
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Scientists have discovered that one of the world’s most important agricultural diseases emerged when two relatively harmless wild grass infecting viruses mutated over 100 years ago.
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LHC at Cern powers-up successfully

September 10, 2008
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The worlds largest ever physics experiment - designed to probe the very existence of all the matter in the universe has been successfully started.
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New species of bacteria gets mouthy

September 9, 2008
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No one likes to think of their mouth as a haven for microbes, but no matter how hard we brush, our buccal cavity is a mini-butlins for billions of bugs...
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Robot with bio-brain to solve memory secrets

September 8, 2008
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A team from the UK is hoping to explain how we form memories with the development of a robot controlled by a biological brain.
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Expert stumbles on new species

September 5, 2008
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A leading fungi expert has accidentally stumbled upon a new species - as he walked home from work.
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Criminals beware – pollen could grass you up

September 3, 2008
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Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to a new bullet tagging technology developed by scientists in the UK.
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Prince Charles invokes scientific backlash over GM assault

September 1, 2008
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Many high profile scientists have spoken out against Prince Charles’ assault on genetic modification in farming.
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The buzz of chasing criminals

August 27, 2008
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Geographic profiling (GP), a technique currently used by police to track down serial killers, could be vastly improved by testing it on bumblebees.
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Turning poo into power

August 27, 2008
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Cow Power - not an idea to be poo pooed! Decomposing livestock manure produces greenhouse gases that contribute to 4% of the USA’s emissions but if converted into biogas, it...
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Go on…stretch yourself

August 27, 2008
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Oxford academics are asking the sporting among us to help them find out whether stretching before or after exercising is beneficial or not.
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Stormy Titan could host life

August 27, 2008
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Astrophysicists have discovered that Titan’s atmosphere is stormy – a key discovery as scientists generally believe that electrical activity in an atmosphere increases the probability of life.
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Research council opens commercial gates

August 22, 2008
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The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has won nearly £1m to help it support the commercialisation of research in its research centres.
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