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Planet modelling technology used to find heart defects

April 23, 2009
Geologists investigating the early formation of planets have applied their modelling techniques to medicine and showed how their methods can be used to detect heart defects.

Pump holds key to antibiotic resistance

April 23, 2009
Scientists at the University of Cambridge believe that they have found the missing link in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Giant stingray could be worlds biggest

April 20, 2009
As part of an exhibition to explore the freshwater fish of southeast Asia - scientists caught what could be the world’s biggest stingray.

Brain waves get together for a jam

April 17, 2009
When musicians play along together it isn’t just their instruments that are in time - their brain waves are too.

Tantrums can upset even primates

April 15, 2009
Many parents will be all too familiar with the disapproving scowl and tut of onlookers as their child embarks on the most epic temper tantrum to date in the supermarket....

Researchers keep an eye on volcano emissions

April 13, 2009
Seventeen of the world’s most active volcanoes have been supplied with monitoring equipment to measure their emission of sulphur dioxide in an effort to make it easier to predict volcano...

Book yourself a win

April 10, 2009
For all the budding Bryson’s out there - entries for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books, one of the world's leading non-fiction books prizes, are being accepted. Yourself...

…Its enough to turn you grey

April 8, 2009
UK and German researchers have now unlocked the secret of hair turning white or gray in old age. According to them, free oxygen radicals are to blame for those pesky...

UK space journey to check on Earths health

April 6, 2009
UK takes leading role in checking up on the Earth’s health from space

Parasite can trigger schizophrenia

April 3, 2009
Scientists have discovered that the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders.

Defensive bio-stock beats downturn

April 1, 2009
The Biotechnology/Life Sciences sector has held up well over the last year of economic uncertainly, posting a gain of 10% whilst other sectors have experienced losses according to The Association...

Vinegar – The elixir of the environment?

April 1, 2009
Simple organic chemicals like vinegar could be used for environmental clean-up according to researchers at the University of Leeds.

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