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Interview with Heather Williams, ScienceGrrl director

November 1, 2012
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Laboratory News speak to this month's Big Ask: medical physicist, Dr Heather Williams, about why in 2012 women are still underrepresented in science and engineering roles. Heather is director of...
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The sentinel sea cow

October 29, 2012
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Manatees may reflect the quality of health in marine ecosystems according to a long-term, collaborative study led by George Mason University, published in PLOS ONE.The research, which was conducted over...
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Biological Sciences, Marine Biology, Zoology
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‘Barcode’ blood test for prostate cancer

October 26, 2012
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A blood test that reads genetic changes like a barcode, and can detect aggressive prostate cancer has been designed.  A group at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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Nautricity gains grant to harness tidal energy

October 26, 2012
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A spin-out company from the University of Strathclyde has been awarded £1.4 million to help it harness tidal energy.Nautricity, a Glasgow-based company capable of generating 500kW of electricity, will use...
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The hungry black hole

October 25, 2012
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A black hole in our galaxy may devour an approaching cloud of dust and gas known as G2. Supercomputer simulations suggest that some of G2 will survive the eating, but...
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Astronomy, Physics
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Super nanoparticles assemble

October 25, 2012
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Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from nanorods.The study marks a breakthrough in the field, demonstrating how thermodynamic forces can manipulate nanoparticle...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Fear skews spatial perception

October 25, 2012
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Fear can skew our spatial perception of approaching objects, suggests a study published in Current Biology.Stella Lourenco, from Emory University and Matthew Longo at Birkbeck tested the effect of fear...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience
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Modelling embryo development

October 24, 2012
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Biologists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have studied how gene networks control development in sea-urchin embryos for the last decade. Now, for the first time, they have built...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Serpentine solution for heart disease

October 23, 2012
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Researchers have identified two proteins, including one from snake venom that may have applications for developing novel drugs for treating high blood pressure and heart disease. The study was led...
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Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Pathology
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Robots with whiskers

October 22, 2012
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Whisker-possessing, rodent-like robots with innovative tactile sensor systems have been developed that could have a number of applications, including helping to locate people in burning buildings.Sensor systems that replicate the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012

October 20, 2012
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The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cell research, ground-breaking quantum methods and the mechanism behind one of the most important group...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Disintegrating planet has comet-like tail

October 19, 2012
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Astronomers have discovered a faraway planet with a dusty tail. In May 2012, researchers announced that they might have detected a disintegrating exoplanet. Roughly the size of Mercury, the planet...
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Astronomy, Physics
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