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Parasitic fungus makes zombie ants

May 11, 2011
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A parasitic fungus turns carpenter ants into walking zombies, altering their behaviour and forcing them to die at a spot ideal for the fungus’ reproduction.
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Systems biology models cells in vivo

May 11, 2011
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Living systems are more complicated than cultured cells, and while computer modelling has been used to describe the behaviour of cells in a dish, scientists have steered clear of modelling...
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Norovirus enzyme crystallised

May 9, 2011
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The successful crystallisation of a key norovirus enzyme could enable scientists to develop effective treatments for the winter vomiting bugs
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Mapping the brain – a new approach

May 9, 2011
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The brain is a highly intricate network of neurons connected to thousands of other neurons and researchers at University College London have developed a method to untangle the complexity.
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Tidying up after drugs

May 6, 2011
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Drug molecules are directed around the body via the bloodstream, but it’s important they don’t stay there, so the body has enzymes which ‘tidy up’ all foreign molecules.
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Pregnancy puzzle solved

May 4, 2011
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Rather than rejecting the foetus and placenta because it contains paternal proteins, the maternal immune system tolerates paternal antigens and even harnesses the immune interaction to promote foetal development
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SKA moves to Jodrell Bank

May 4, 2011
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Jodrell Bank Observatory has fought off international competition to host the project office of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – the largest and most sensitive radio telescope.
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Questioning the survival of the fittest

May 2, 2011
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Darwin’s theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest may not be correct suggests a new study which shows biodiversity may evolve where it was previously thought impossible.
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Cancer drug trial begins in Oxford

April 28, 2011
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An international trial of a novel drug to treat lung cancer patients who have stopped responding to initial chemotherapy treatment is to begin in Oxford
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Breast cancer tissue bank heads to Nottingham

April 28, 2011
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A new tissue bank that will help fast-track research from bench to bedside is being launched at the University of Nottingham
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Ageing – it’s down to steroids

April 27, 2011
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Ageing is all down to the decrease in a steroid, and an international team of researchers have discovered eight genes which control its concentration.
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Brain mapping – an online resource

April 27, 2011
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There is a 94% similarity between human brains, and at least 82% of all human genes are expressed in the brain according to the Allen Human Brain Atlas.
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