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Social cells could hold key to disease

August 31, 2007
Changing the social habits of cells could help develop cleaner fuel and fight cancer and diabetes say scientists from The University of Manchester.

String theory gets European award

August 31, 2007
An ambitious project is underway to discover the elusive unified theory of everything by examining the universe’s stringy birth.

YouTube for scientists launched

August 31, 2007
As the world becomes more and more obsessed with podcasts and YouTube - the scientific community now has its own online video outlet.

Throbbing oil puzzle solved

August 30, 2007
Scientists in the US have solved an age old scientific problem that you may not have even realised existed - why is it that a mixture of oil, detergent and...

Machine beats man at his own game

August 28, 2007
US scientists have developed a computer programme that they say can’t lose at the popular board game draughts.

Scientists close in on anaesthetic action

August 24, 2007
An important clue to how anaesthetics work on the human body has been provided by the discovery of a molecular feature common to both the human brain and the great...

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...

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