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Breaking the laws of physics to tame unruly particles
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsScientists from Stanford University have created a device which breaks a key physical law, allowing light to be controlled in a similar way to electricity. […] -
Improvement in stroke and trauma patients
Posted on November 4, 2012 | No CommentsA study conducted at the Institute of Neurological Recovery in the US has revealed significant improvement in stroke patients receiving the anti-inflammatory drug etanercept – […] -
Preventing the transfer of drug resistance genes between bacteria
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsBacteria share antibiotic resistance through the processes of horizontal gene transfer or transformation, but researchers at the University of Illinois now believe they can stop […] -
Possible prevention for Parkinson’s?
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsAn American research team have discovered a new approach to Parkinson’s that could revolutionise treatment of this debilitating neurodegenerative condition. Silverman and Surmeier published their […] -
Sensational Discovery of Bacteria the Function as Living Electrical Cables
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsFor the past three years scientists have been trying to discover the origin of electric currents which have been measured in the ocean floor. The […] -
Colonies may have led to the evolution of multicellular organisms
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsChoanoflagellates are a class of free-living unicellular eukaryotes capable of assembling into multicellular clusters; the formation of such colonies is thought to have played a […] -
High-pressure experiments upgraded with extra diamonds
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe capability to perform super-high-pressure experiments at up to 640 gigapascals (GPa) of static pressure will revolutionise experimental studies in the Earth and materials sciences. […] -
Divergence of flycatcher species understood through genetic mapping
Posted on October 28, 2012 | No CommentsBiologists are one step closer to understanding why one species of living organisms can be so different from another, despite common ancestry. Looking into species […] -
When three become one…
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsScientists in America have shown that a new IVF treatment that combines DNA from three individuals into one embryo could work. The findings, published in […] -
Study Confirms Magnetic Properties of Silicon Nano-Ribbons
Posted on October 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThink of a magnetic material and iron, nickel or cobalt will inevitably come to mind – but silicon? In this otherwise non-magnetic material, scientists from […] -
New microsensors use laser light to give accurate and quick results
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers at the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology have been working on developing a super sensitive type of motion detector; an […] -
A 16 million year old mayfly tells us how animals behave today
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsScans of a 16-million-year old fossil in amber have revealed the first example of any animal using an adult mayfly for transport, shedding light on […] -
Consumption of plant-derived foods may prevent chronic diseases
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn 2008 68% of deaths were caused by non-communicable chronic diseases. The relationship between the consumption of certain plant foods and reduction in incidence of […] -
New hope in treating malaria
Posted on October 21, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers have uncovered a promising new approach towards the treatment of malaria, detailed in the Medicinal Journal of Chemistry. This treatment is particularly innovative compared […]
