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Real-time monitoring could revolutionise stem cell biology

August 22, 2007
To create conditions for cells that are as close to in-vivo as possible, a leading stem cell researcher has implemented a new system that can allow the monitoring of cells...

Nanotubes allow scientists to study vision molecule

August 21, 2007
Scientists have taken high-resolution images of shape changes in retinal - a molecule important for vision - by using a carbon nanotube as a sample holder.

Megaflood left Britain unoccupied

August 17, 2007
A catastrophic megaflood separated Britain from France hundreds of thousands of years ago, changing the course of British history, according to new research.

Not such a selfish shellfish

August 14, 2007
Finding new pharmaceuticals is never an easy task, but scientists from Cuba think they may have a rich new source - the humble lobster.

Something in the air

August 10, 2007
Scientists say they have the first conclusive evidence of the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our Solar System.

Strong possibility’ that foot and mouth came from Pirbright

August 9, 2007
The Health and Safety Executive say there is a “strong probability” the outbreak of foot and mouth disease began at the Pirbright research site - home to vaccine manufacturer Merial...

Life on an engergetic knife edge could render bats endangered

August 8, 2007
Nectar-feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth - and three times faster than even top-class athletes - ecologists have discovered.

Novel solution to antimatter storage

August 8, 2007
An award winning Japanese scientist is hoping to crack a physics problem that has so far seemed untouchable – literally.

Team examine CO2 from thawing Artic

August 7, 2007
An expedition is underway to examine any potential effect that the CO2 escaping from thawing Artic soil could have.

Research shows Humans came out of Africa

August 6, 2007
Researchers at the University of Cambridge claim that they have proven the theory that humans evolved from a single point in Africa by combining studies of genetic variations in humans...

Smoke warning 50 years old

August 3, 2007
As smokers across the nation get used to braving the elements to indulge their habit - smoking is now firmly linked with health problems in the public’s mind - but...

Missing link’ stem cells found

August 1, 2007
Two independent teams of researchers have discovered a new type of embryonic stem cell in rodents which, they say, is the missing link between mouse and human embryonic stem cells.

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