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Beating the cystic fibrosis barrier

March 1, 2010
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Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that kills thousands each year because it is difficult to treat, but scientist in America have synthesised nanosized particles able to deliver medication across...
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Is the UK aiming for the stars – or going for re-entry?

March 1, 2010
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A national space policy could catapult Britain to the forefront of the space sector and create thousands of jobs – and a turnover of £40 billion a year – according...
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Compost heap for sugar-based plastic

February 25, 2010
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Recycling plastic through the household collection is common throughout Britain, but scientists have been working on a sugar-based biodegradable plastic which can be thrown on the compost heap.
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Gone with the wind

February 24, 2010
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The evolutionary secret of an asexual invertebrate that should have gone extinct long ago has been discovered by scientists – they are microscopic escape artists.
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Skeleton Sliding

February 19, 2010
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As the UK's Amy Williams takes the skeleton world by storm, a group of researchers sets out to find out what happens when athletes throws themselves down the track
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Tumour development

February 19, 2010
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Scientists at Yale University have recently overturned an established belief that in order for a tumour to grow, a cell needs more than one mutation in its genetic material.
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Crumble – the new cancer cure?

February 19, 2010
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New cancer treatments could be inspired by a great British favourite – rhubarb crumble.
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Have you got what it takes to make it in the Den?

February 9, 2010
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Dragons’ Den will be opening its doors to eager entrepreneurs again later this year and are currently searching for people brave enough to enter the Den seeking investment for their...
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Mould and mildew doomed

February 5, 2010
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Disease-causing moulds and mildew affecting both plants and animals could be condemned as researchers step-up the war against fungi by observing how they grow.
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Plants that can’t feel the cold

February 3, 2010
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With earlier flowering seasons and a change in global distributions, how plants sense temperature fluctuations has remained unknown, but scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered that plants have...
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Funding for National Measurement Office cut

February 1, 2010
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The National Measurement Office could see their funding cut by £6 million, which could have an estimated economic impact of £410 million.
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Science jobs of the future

February 1, 2010
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The boundaries of science fact and science fiction will blur for the job market of tomorrow
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