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- Iona is a third year undergraduate studying psychology at Wadham.
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![New research suggests that birds have adapted to, and perhaps benefitted from, the high ionizing radiation present around Chernobyl. This study is the first to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Birds Adapt to Ionizing Radiation in Chernobyl")
Birds Adapt to Ionizing Radiation in Chernobyl
Posted on May 3, 2014 | No CommentsNew research suggests that birds have adapted to, and perhaps benefitted from, the high ionizing radiation present around Chernobyl. This study is the first to […] -
Disadvantaged Upbringings Shorten Telomeres in Young Children
Posted on April 16, 2014 | No CommentsNew research shows that growing up in a disadvantaged environment can lead to DNA damage in children as young as nine. This damage also occurs […] -
Scientists Create Synthetic Yeast Chromosome
Posted on April 1, 2014 | No CommentsFor the first time, scientists have engineered a functional, intact eukaryotic chromosome in a strain of yeast. This is an important step in the field […] -
The Microgravity of Space Could Reduce Tumour Aggression
Posted on March 9, 2014 | No CommentsSpace can have weird effects on our body. Scientists have recently discovered that space has strangely beneficial effects on cancer, with tumour cells expressing fewer […] -
Explaining Pine Tree Scent’s Potential to Slow Climate Change
Posted on March 1, 2014 | No CommentsScientists have unravelled the mechanism by which the strong scent produced by pine trees turns into aerosols. These aerosol particles have a cooling effect by […] -
Similar “voice areas” Found in Both Dog and Human Brains
Posted on February 28, 2014 | No CommentsScientists have for the first time compared brain function between humans and dogs and found similarities in how they respond to voices. Strikingly, like in […] -
New Live-cell Printing Technique Based on Chinese Woodblocking
Posted on February 12, 2014 | No CommentsScientists in Houston have developed a new method of printing living cells in almost any shape, based on 3rd century Chinese woodblock printing techniques. They’ve […] -
Shivering Produces Exercise-related Hormone
Posted on February 7, 2014 | No CommentsRight now you may be cursing your student house and the five jumpers you have to wear inside to keep warm, but the cold might […] -
Single Gene Separates Workers from Queen Bees
Posted on January 31, 2014 | No CommentsScientists have revealed how one gene in honeybees separates the workers and queens. This gene controls leg and wing development, specifically allowing to workers to […] -
Scientists develop sugar-powered batteries
Posted on January 25, 2014 | No CommentsBatteries are not ideal: they are expensive and toxic when thrown away. But a team from Virginia Tech has overcome these problems by developing a […] -
How cholesterol can increase cancer growth
Posted on December 1, 2013 | No CommentsA new study published in Science this week has shown that when cholesterol is broken down, one of the products can contribute to the growth […] -
Researchers create 3D model of heart tissue
Posted on November 24, 2013 | No CommentsResearchers from the University of Toronto have this week created the first three dimensional model of arrhythmic cardiac tissue (heart tissue with an uneven heartbeat) […] -
![The brain is not well-understood. We are gradually uncovering its mysteries, but there is a long way to go. One interesting way of finding out […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/neuro-blog-cover-115x115.png "Understand the brain through damage")
Understand the brain through damage
Posted on November 21, 2013 | No CommentsThe brain is not well-understood. We are gradually uncovering its mysteries, but there is a long way to go. One interesting way of finding out […] -
A new technique to wirelessly charge moving objects
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsImagine if you could transfer power wirelessly, charging an electric car or robot without the need for wires, and even without the object needing to […]
