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Light shines on antibodies (16 November 07:30) |
| Researchers at Imperial College London have combined two of the most promising new approaches to cancer treatment: antibodies and light-activation. Photodynamic... |
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Scientist who first synthesised DNA (30 October 07:30) |
| Arthur Kornberg, the Stanford University Nobel laureate who first synthesised DNA in a test tube and whose identification of the enzymes used by cells to manufacture... |
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DNA makeover for Neanderthals (26 October 07:30) |
| If you imagine Neanderthals as swarthy, dark-haired cavemen, think again. Genetic research published online today by Science suggests that at least some Neanderthals... |
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Enough hot air on climate change (26 October 07:30) |
| Global warming researchers and policymakers should stop worrying about exactly how sensitive the climate is to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,... |
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Leading the evolution out of the fossil fuel age (22 October 07:30) |
| Craig Venter, the DNA researcher, has lofty ambitions for Synthetic Genomics, the US company he set up two years ago on the back of a scientific career in which he... |
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Rainy start today on Saturn's moon (12 October 07:30) |
| The weather on Saturn's moon Titan often starts in the morning with mist, rain and drizzle, and then clears during the day, according to the observations from the... |
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Programmed to love chocolate (12 October 07:30) |
| People who love chocolate have a different metabolic profile from those who do not. A study by Nestlé, the Swiss food company, and Imperial College London is the... |
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German wins Nobel chemistry prize (10 October 05:44) |
| Gerhard Ertl, a German scientist, won the Nobel prize for chemistry for his research into the reactions that take place on solid surfaces, which play an essential role in the chemicals indus... |
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Science is the pursuit of the truth, not consensus (09 October 09:47) |
| If all the members of the Royal Society were converted to creationism, that would not affect my belief in evolution, says John Kay
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Nanotech pioneers win physics Nobel (09 October 05:18) |
| Two Europeans have won this year's Nobel physics prize for a nanotechnology discovery that has led to the miniaturisation of hard disks in laptop computers and music players |
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Ministers retreat over embryo bill (09 October 09:17) |
| Government allows the creation of hybrid human-animal embryos for research, backing down from plans to set up a new regulator due to strong opposition from medical groups |
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In defence of the standby mode (05 October 07:30) |
| The need for consumers to turn appliances off rather than leave them in standby mode may be rendered obsolete by technology. Scientists at the Cologne Institute for... |
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Answers to an Aids epidemic (03 October 10:06) |
| Gary Bonney is not your average consultant. In his mid-50s, lean and greying, he could pass for one of the swish Jo'burg crowd who have made fortunes in mining and turned to business consult... |
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Mammoths fell foul of meteorites (28 September 07:30) |
| What killed the woolly mammoths? New research by an international team of scientists suggests one or more extraterrestrial objects - comets or meteorites - exploded... |
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How skills are slipping through the net (27 September 10:01) |
| Schools are banning social networking websites, but evidence suggests they may improve communication and creativity |
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Rivals fuelled by one dream (25 September 10:05) |
| Two start-ups in Brazil's fast-growing ethanol industry have taken contrasting approaches to the 'green' boom |
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Foreign culture makes selling bacteria a strain (23 September 08:53) |
| Probiotic yoghurt has yet to take off in the US as it has in Europe, though producers are now trying to change that |
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The cell mates for longevity (21 September 07:30) |
| Scientists in the US have, at last, found a biochemical explanation for the well-known phenomenon whereby cutting back on the calories prolongs life in bugs, bees and... |
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Deep thinking onvolcanic hotspots (21 September 07:30) |
| Understanding and predicting violent disturbances in the Earth's crust, the most obvious of which are volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, requires a detailed knowledge... |
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The products that never say die (17 September 10:08) |
| Companies such as Nike and Steelcase are discovering the benefits of designing their goods to be recycled |
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Asthma study looks at hookworms (15 September 07:30) |
| Parasitic hookworms could be used to treat auto-immune disorders such as asthma and Crohn's disease, researchers at Nottingham University have found, writes Clive...
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Stem cells found in womb lining (14 September 07:30) |
| Scientists in Australia have found a way of identifying probable stem cells in the lining of the womb. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for... |
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Amino acid to help gamblers (14 September 07:30) |
| Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered that a common amino acid, available as a health food supplement, can help curb the addition of pathological... |
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Dark matter, cold and 'warm' (14 September 07:30) |
| The universe's earliest stars might hold clues to the nature of dark matter, the enigmatic material that makes up most of the universe's matter but does not interact... |
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Non-stick gum to hit the streets (13 September 10:28) |
| A revolutionary non-stick chewing gum, which could help save the UK £150m in clean-up costs, is set to go on sale next year after completing street trials with local councils |
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'No cancer link' to mobile phones (13 September 07:30) |
| No link between short-term use of mobile phones and brain cancer has been found by a research programme conducted over six years. However, the scientists responsible... |
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Cancer deaths higher among less educated (12 September 08:57) |
| Less educated people in the US are more than twice as likely to die from cancer as their better-educated counterparts, a new study of people aged 25 to 64 has found |
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Autism pointers found in mice (07 September 07:30) |
| Mice with a genetic mutation found in some autistic people suffer from symptoms remarkably similar to autism, according to a study at the Howard Hughes Medical... |
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Scientific lobby wins backing for human-animal hybrid embryos (05 September 07:30) |
| The power of scientificlobbying to change public and political opinion will be underscored today when the fertility regulator is set to approve the controversial... |
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Stem cell advance warms the heart (27 August 02:33) |
| Human embryonic stem cells can repair damaged hearts, according to animal research which means heart disease could become a multibillion dollar market for stem cell therapies |
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Scientists induce fake out-of-body experiences (24 August 07:30) |
| Scientists have discovered how to induce out-of-body experiences - often associated with religious mysticism or hallucinogenic drugs - in the laboratory. Using video... |
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Magnetic test for brain disorders (24 August 07:30) |
| Tiny magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the brain could be the basis of a powerful new diagnostic tool. Research at the University of Minnesota shows... |
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Bacteria brucella senses light (24 August 07:30) |
| Brucella, the microbe that causes brucellosis, can sense light and uses the information to regulate its virulence, according to a surprising discovery published today... |
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Micro-diamonds' vital Earth clues (24 August 07:30) |
| Australian and German researchers have identified the oldest surviving fragments of the Earth's crust, in the form of microscopic diamonds. The tiny crystals,... |
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Scientists induce out-of-body experience (24 August 12:59) |
| Researchers discover how to induce out-of-body experiences – often associated with religious mysticism or hallucinogenic drugs – in the laboratory |
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Frontier challenges in the race for oil (20 August 10:00) |
| International oil companies need to come up with ground-breaking technology or risk losing out to a new set of rivals |
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How all life could be a feat of clay (17 August 07:30) |
| The latest theories on the origin of life on this planet suggest an unearthly route by which matter became alive almost 4bn years ago. The first, from a team led by... |
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Reading fortunes in annual reports (17 August 07:30) |
| A company's annual report is more often a worthy document than a good read, but University of Minnesota researchers believe it can hold clues to the future. Rajesh... |
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Turning on to evolution (17 August 07:30) |
| Men and monkeys share essentially the same genes, but turn them on and off in different ways, according to scientists at Duke University in North Carolina. Genes... |
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Science moves to Cha-Cha-Cha beat (10 August 07:30) |
| Cha-Cha-Cha theory may sound like a dance teaching method but it is in fact the posthumous legacy of Daniel Koshland Jr, former editor of the journal Science, who died... |
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Physicists give levitation a lift (10 August 07:30) |
| Levitation has come a step closer - at least for tiny things. Physicists at St Andrews University have uncovered "incredible levitation effects" by reversing the... |
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Stronger than steel, lighter than aluminium
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| Sports equipment manufacturers are suffering as aircraft makers acquire a taste for carbon fibre, a material of increasing strategic importance |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Ceramic could cut gas emissions (03 August 07:30) |
| Scientists have made tiny tubes of an advanced ceramic that have the special property of filtering oxygen out of the air. These tubes could provide the key to cutting... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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Korean stem cell 'clone' still a first (03 August 07:30) |
| Intriguing new insights into the biggest scandal in the history of human stem cell research, involving the South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk, were reported today... |
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