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![Research at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence")
Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Intelligence
Posted on May 31, 2015 | 5 CommentsResearch at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences in China has discovered a link between intelligence and Alzheimer’s disease. Kung Tang, lead author, has proposed […] -
![An international team of physicists has resolved a long-standing mystery of quantum mechanics with the help of the Raijin supercomputer. Their research has revealed that, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Excavation Of Secrets Behind Quantum Tunnelling")
Excavation Of Secrets Behind Quantum Tunnelling
Posted on May 29, 2015 | No CommentsAn international team of physicists has resolved a long-standing mystery of quantum mechanics with the help of the Raijin supercomputer. Their research has revealed that, […] -
![It is already known that some insects, such as monarch butterflies, use their brain cells to reflect their orientation. Referred to as a ‘sun compass’, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Fly Brains Contain A Circular Compass")
Fly Brains Contain A Circular Compass
Posted on May 22, 2015 | No CommentsIt is already known that some insects, such as monarch butterflies, use their brain cells to reflect their orientation. Referred to as a ‘sun compass’, […] -
![In recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Onions_300m-115x115.jpg "Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle")
Onion Cells Used To Produce Artificial Muscle
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsIn recent years the field of artificial muscle technology has been rapidly expanding and advancing. This week researchers at the National Taiwan University have revealed […] -
Zebrafish Found To Produce Their Own Sunscreen
Posted on May 17, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers at Oregon State University, led by Professor Taifo Mahmud, have discovered that zebrafish are able to produce a chemical, called gadusol, that is crucial […] -
New Method Converts Donated Blood into the Universal Blood Type
Posted on May 13, 2015 | No CommentsA team at the University of British Columbia, under Steve Withers, has demonstrated for the first time the use of a designer enzyme to remove a significant […] -
MinION Gene Sequencer Off To A Great Start
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsOxford Nanopore Technologies released a palm-sized gene sequencer, called MinION, in February 2014. It is a portable, cheap device that aims to allow the quick […] -
Big Whales Have Super Stretchy Nerves
Posted on May 10, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, researchers from the University of British Columbia published a paper in Current Biology on their serendipitous discovery of the stretching nerve cords of whales. The […] -
Dog-Eat-Dog World: The Earliest Lifeforms May Have Been Eaten to Extinction
Posted on May 4, 2015 | No Comments542 million years ago, nearly all modern animal phyla burst on the scene in an explosive radiation that has come to be known as the […] -
Thinking On Your Feet: Physical Activity Can Improve Cognitive Performance
Posted on May 2, 2015 | No CommentsThis week, research published by Texas A+M Health Science Centre School of Public Health in the International Journal Of Health Promotion And Education has shown […] -
The Placebome: Genetic Susceptibility to the Placebo Effect
Posted on April 26, 2015 | No CommentsA review of studies into the placebo effect published last week suggests that there may be up to 11 different genes involved in an individual’s […] -
Atomic Clusters Mimic Rare Earth Magnetic Properties
Posted on April 24, 2015 | No CommentsA team of scientists from the United States recently created boron-doped atomic clusters that exhibited electronic and magnetic properties of valuable rare earth metals and […] -
Brokenhearted? Paracetamol May Help
Posted on April 22, 2015 | No CommentsHave you ever wished for a pill to mend your broken heart? Well, it turns out there was one all along. Research at Ohio State […] -
Seeing Sounds and Hearing Colours: Scientists Closer to Understanding Synesthesia
Posted on April 19, 2015 | No CommentsFor some people, colour-by-numbers takes on a whole new meaning, as each number is a different colour to them. They have Synesthesia, a condition which […]
