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Budget sells short green issues

April 4, 2008
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The environmentally focused budget predicted by many did not materialise and although the chancellor had much to say on green issues, action was thinner on the ground. However it was...
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Foot-and-mouth lab ‘ineffective’ says review

April 2, 2008
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It was “creeping degradation of standards” at the Institute for Animal Health’s Pirbright laboratories that led to last year’s foot-and-mouth outbreak an independent inquiry has said.
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Mobile camera developers snap up commercial prize

March 31, 2008
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Four researchers from the University of Edinburgh, who all played a key role in the development of the mobile phone camera, have been awarded the Rank Prize for their work...
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UK company aids fire service with positioning system

March 28, 2008
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The Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service has joined forces with the Research and Technology lab of Thales UK, in Reading, to assist in the development of a new Indoor Positioning...
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Researchers target rusty worms

March 26, 2008
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Researchers have found that the way we transport iron through our blood stream can malfunction and cause a build up of worm-like fibrils containing bands of rust.
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New light source given go ahead

March 25, 2008
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have given the go ahead for a project to develop a new light source facility in the UK.
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New research reveals our flock mentality

March 24, 2008
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Have you ever arrived somewhere and wondered how you got there? Scientists at the University of Leeds believe they may have found the answer, with research that shows that humans...
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Microbes hold key to climate change

March 21, 2008
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We might think we control the climate but unless we harness the powers of our microbial co-habitants on this planet we might be fighting a losing battle, according to researchers...
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Listen up – our hearing is perfect for a cocktail party

March 20, 2008
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Ever managed to isolate what a particular person is saying while simultaneously ignoring what another nearby person is saying? Well now scientists have discovered how we can control our hearing...
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ET targeted for a spot of consumerism

March 20, 2008
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First came unmanned probes then a dog, and then the space race’s crowning achievement – man. Now - for better or for worse - it seems that adverts are also...
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World’s strongest creature harbours colour change secret

March 20, 2008
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Not only is the aptly named Hercules Beetle the strongest creature in the world, capable of lifting 850 times its own weight, it mysteriously changes colour depending on the humidity.
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Ol’ blue eyes is back

March 19, 2008
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New research suggests that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor.
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