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Salad spinner brings blood test revolution

June 9, 2010
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A salad spinner could revolutionise blood tests in the developing world as, after a few minor modifications, it has been converted into a centrifuge.
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Earthquake whispers reveal Earth’s secrets

June 7, 2010
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By listening to earthquake ‘whispers’ scientists at the University of Calgary believe they have gained insight into what’s really going on in the Earth’s core.
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SAD genes identified

June 4, 2010
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New treatments for SAD –seasonal affective disorder – may be on the cards thanks to research from Manchester and Edinburgh which discovered two genes that regulate the body clock.
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Resisting cisplatin

June 4, 2010
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Cancerous tumours treated with cisplatin quickly become resistant to the drug, and researchers from MIT may have discovered why – a gene called PIDD.
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The mighty resurrection

June 2, 2010
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In research that has more than a wiff of Jurassic Park about it, palaeobiologists use genomics to go back in time and take a blood sample from one of pre-histories...
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Thinking outside the box

May 26, 2010
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Highly creative people have a similar dopamine system to people with schizophrenia according to new research from the Karolinska Institute.
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Track, predict and spit

May 26, 2010
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By tracking the movements of their prey and predicting where they will be 200ms later, snakes are able to fire off their venom with incredible accuracy when under threat according...
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Cheese to improve immune system

May 26, 2010
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Cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of elderly people by acting as a carrier of probiotic bacteria.
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Divide and divide

May 19, 2010
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Almost 600 genes play a part in mitosis according to the results of a study into the most common form of cell division, which involved filming over 22,000 genes for...
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Five new genetic variants that could cause cancer

May 19, 2010
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More than 45,500 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year, and scientists have now discovered five new regions of the genome that can increase a woman’s risk of...
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From laboratory to art gallery

May 14, 2010
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An artist has swapped the laboratory for an art gallery window and used microtitre plates in his latest project, which depicts cutting edge heart research.
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Strike averted at NPL

May 14, 2010
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A last minute resolution has been offered to Prospect members at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – equivalent to a 1.5% pay increase.
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