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Go on…stretch yourself

August 27, 2008
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Oxford academics are asking the sporting among us to help them find out whether stretching before or after exercising is beneficial or not.
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Stormy Titan could host life

August 27, 2008
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Astrophysicists have discovered that Titan’s atmosphere is stormy – a key discovery as scientists generally believe that electrical activity in an atmosphere increases the probability of life.
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Research council opens commercial gates

August 22, 2008
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The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has won nearly £1m to help it support the commercialisation of research in its research centres.
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Fangs for the inspiration

August 20, 2008
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When searching for a new class of super-strong, lightweight materials for use in spacecraft, US researchers have turned to an unlikely source - the hard, fang-like jaws of a common...
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A word in your shell like…

August 18, 2008
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Finding a seashell is one of the many pleasures of a summer holiday on the coast - but many people will not be aware that they have found a unique...
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Marine creatures get a pounding

August 15, 2008
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Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats don’t have the easiest life – they are regularly pounded by icebergs. However new data suggests...
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Tomatoes to carry Alzheimer’s vaccine

August 13, 2008
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Korean researchers have taken a promising first step towards finding an edible vaccine against the neurodegenerative disease – and to do so they have turned to the humble tomato.
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Ulcer bug discovered in mummies

August 11, 2008
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Remnants of the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, have been discovered in gastric tissue from North American mummies.
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MitoCarta’ maps out organelle

August 8, 2008
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Scientists have gained several insights into the biological roles of proteins by creating the most comprehensive ‘parts list’ to date for mitochondria.
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New appointment promises to bee a success

August 6, 2008
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The beekeeping community is buzzing as the University of Sussex appoints the UK’s only Professor of Apiculture.
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Livestock superbugs leave few treatment options

August 4, 2008
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Antibiotic resistance is a common battle for those in the medical sciences - but now it seems that farmers also face a fight with superbugs. Antibiotic resistance is a common...
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Funding council make ‘difficult choices’ to deliver £2 billion

August 1, 2008
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The Science and Technology Facilities Council have made ‘difficult choices’ in order to promise £1.9bn which they say will maintain UK scientific leadership in physics and astronomy.
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