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Saturn gains 12 new moons

May 16, 2005
Scientists have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Saturn using the world’s largest telescopes.

Cancer detection going for gold

May 12, 2005
Cancer detection could be made much easier by using gold nanoparticles say scientists.

Physicists trash turbulence lab

May 1, 2005
Researchers at the University of Warwick have trashed the world's biggest turbulence lab by turning a pleasant stream into a raging torrent - but they say their actions will lead...

Stitching up MRSA

April 29, 2005
Scientists from the University of Strathclyde have developed a method of chemically bonding a virus to nylon products that could be used as a base to attack MRSA.

Alcohol consumption creates nerves that contribute to alcohol dependency

April 27, 2005
Moderate alcohol consumption over a relatively long period of time can enhance the formation of new nerve cells in the adult brain. The new cells could prove important in the...

Historical samples link wheat disease to air pollution

April 19, 2005
Scientists at have been able to recover DNA from crop diseases on wheat samples stored as part of a Victorian field experiment.

Excitable cells link obesity and insomnia

April 13, 2005
A possible link between insomnia and obesity has been traced to hypocretin/orexin cells in the hypothalamus region of the brain that are easily excited and sensitive to stress.

Want to learn how the media works?

April 6, 2005
The BA are running a Media Fellowship Scheme offering professional scientists and engineers the opportunity to experience first hand how the media works.

Seeing tiny blood clots won’t help treatment

April 5, 2005
New imaging technology allows radiologists to see more of the arteries throughout the lungs, and to detect small clots in those arteries. However, this doesn't mean that using anticoagulation therapy...

Clinical software specialist acquires Torex

April 4, 2005
CliniSys Solutions,a leading UK supplier of diagnostic and specialist clinical software solutions have aanounced the acquisition of Torex Laboratory Systems.

Men still on top in academia

March 22, 2005
Men still occupy the lion’s share of key positions in academic science according to the results of research conducted by the University of East Anglia.

Microarray dataset publicly available

March 22, 2005
A consortium led by LGC has made a large DNA microarray dataset freely available online. This move marks the next phase of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Measurements for...

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