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A nose for the dark

December 6, 2006
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The intricate wrinkles and grooves around the nostrils of bats could help them “see” in the dark by focusing their sonar, scientists in China have found.
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Is the Government listening to scientists?

December 4, 2006
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The Government is not making the best use of independent scientific advice when making critical decisions warns a new report by the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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10,000 years work in just one year!

November 20, 2006
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Scientists have claimed that they have achieved 10,000 years worth of drug development in just one year by using a new computer simulation.
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Scientists unite to tackle animal research directive

November 20, 2006
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A new grouping of European scientists - The European Coalition for Biomedical Research (ECBR) - has been formed to address EU regulation of the use of animals in scientific research.
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Dont worry, be happy

November 20, 2006
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The University of East London is hoping to pin down just what makes people happy as it announces a new Masters degree in Applied Positive Psychology – the first programme...
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Fizzy eruption gets kids into science

November 17, 2006
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A scientist at The University of Manchester is taking her own version of the latest Internet sensation into schools, in a bid to stir up interest in chemistry.
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Origins of life still hazy

November 7, 2006
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It is perhaps the greatest mystery facing science today, but now a team of scientists think that life on Earth emerged out of thin air.
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Keeping it cool is secret to long life

November 6, 2006
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Scientists have found that mice genetically altered to live a cooler life also live a longer life.
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International computing prize goes to UK scientist

November 3, 2006
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A computational cell biologist from the University of Cambridge has won one of the largest international prizes in science, the Royal Society and Académie des Sciences Microsoft European Science award.
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T-rays given focus

November 2, 2006
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Scientists have announced a breakthrough in the harnessing of ‘T-rays’ - electromagnetic terahertz waves - which could dramatically improve the detection of objects as varied as biological cell abnormalities and...
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Nobel Prize awards

October 11, 2006
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This years Nobel Prizes for Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine have been announced by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with prizes going to work on gene silencing, RNA...
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Laugh out loud science

October 11, 2006
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If yet another Nobel Prize has slipped through your fingers this year then fear not – next year perhaps you could aim for an Ig Nobel
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