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![The orbiter and test lander of the ExoMars missions are now ready to leave Europe for launch. ExoMars is a joint venture between the Russian […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mars-11608_960_720-115x115.jpg "Europe’s Mars Mission is ready to launch")
Europe’s Mars Mission is ready to launch
Posted on December 15, 2015 | No CommentsThe orbiter and test lander of the ExoMars missions are now ready to leave Europe for launch. ExoMars is a joint venture between the Russian […] -
![The ability to manipulate our genetic code seems like something out of science fiction. But with current advances, what sounds like fantasy has become a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/3352831299_700f2bf56c_o-115x115.gif "Debating The Future of Designer Babies")
Debating The Future of Designer Babies
Posted on December 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe ability to manipulate our genetic code seems like something out of science fiction. But with current advances, what sounds like fantasy has become a […] -
![A study at the University of California Davis has found that pigeons are able to distinguish between healthy and cancerous breast tissue samples. Despite having a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/7555658082_a23f249466_z-115x115.jpg "The Early Bird Catches the Tumour: Pigeons Identify Cancerous Tissue")
The Early Bird Catches the Tumour: Pigeons Identify Cancerous Tissue
Posted on December 8, 2015 | No CommentsA study at the University of California Davis has found that pigeons are able to distinguish between healthy and cancerous breast tissue samples. Despite having a […] -
![Can you remember the last time you put those running shoes on? No? Maybe that’s the problem…. This week in the Journal of the International […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/6788702542_943e8bca6b_z-115x115.jpg "Can Physical Activity Improve Memory ?")
Can Physical Activity Improve Memory ?
Posted on December 7, 2015 | No CommentsCan you remember the last time you put those running shoes on? No? Maybe that’s the problem…. This week in the Journal of the International […] -
![The Japanese company Bitwalking has launched an app that allows its users to convert their steps into a digital currency. A mobile app will track […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "The Digital Currency Earned By Walking")
The Digital Currency Earned By Walking
Posted on December 1, 2015 | No CommentsThe Japanese company Bitwalking has launched an app that allows its users to convert their steps into a digital currency. A mobile app will track […] -
Compass Discovered in the Fruit Fly
Posted on November 30, 2015 | No CommentsEver wondered how animals such as fruit flies, whales or pigeons are able to navigate? The answer may lie in research published in Nature Materials […] -
New Theory of Memory Formation
Posted on November 26, 2015 | No CommentsHave we been looking at the topic of memory formation from the wrong perspective? For many years it was thought that synaptic plasticity was the […] -
Gut Bacteria vs Cancer
Posted on November 25, 2015 | No CommentsThe bacterial cells we harbour are estimated to outnumber our human cells by 10 to 1. It therefore seems natural that they have a huge […] -
Smarter Siblings and Sturdy Immune Systems
Posted on November 24, 2015 | No CommentsA new wave of studies suggests that a person’s position among siblings has a lasting impact on their life – older siblings are more likely […] -
Gene therapy successfully used as a cancer treatment
Posted on November 23, 2015 | No CommentsLayla Richards, a one-year old girl, has had her leukaemia successfully treated with genetically engineered immune cells. Before her first birthday, Layla’s parents were told […] -
Drones: Google vs. Facebook
Posted on November 22, 2015 | No CommentsThe race is on between Google and Facebook to get the world connected via a new, pioneering method: Drones. In recent weeks, both companies have […] -
Does DNA at a crime scene prove guilt?
Posted on November 21, 2015 | No CommentsYou are a member of the jury for a high-stakes murder case. The defendant pleads not guilty, and you have not been convinced either way. […] -
The Mystery of Hot Jupiters
Posted on November 20, 2015 | No CommentsHot Jupiters are planetary curiosities. These giant balls of gas are found very close to the stars they orbit, often at less than half the […] -
Do We Understand Consciousness?
Posted on November 18, 2015 | No CommentsThe leading theory of consciousness has been overturned and questioned. Ten years’ worth of research suggested the theory that brain signals vary depending on conscious […]
