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LUNCHTIME POTATO BOOST
Lunchtime baked potato about to be zappedThe baked potato is about to take on a whole new meaning: scientists have discovered zapping the favoured lunchtime dish with electric shock and ultrasound increased the levels of antioxidants in the staple food.

SOLAR POWERED TEETH CLEANING
We’ll stick to toothpaste and a regular toothbrushThe fresh minty taste you get after brushing your teeth may be a thing of the past as scientists have not only created a solar powered toothbrush but one that doesn’t require toothpaste.

BODY CLOCK CURE
Researchers reset and restart the natural body clockJetlag and insomnia might be a thing of the past after scientists in Manchester used a drug to reset and restart the natural body clock of mice.

CSI IN THE SNOW
Just as forensic scientists search crime scene for evidence, two British researchers have examined the coldest places on Earth to see how organisms survive, aiming to provide clues to how life could exist on other planets.

CANNABIS DRUG ON MARKET
Cannabis has long been known to help ease pain in multiple sclerosis sufferers, and after 11 years in development the first cannabis-containing prescription drug has been released to the UK market.

BRIGHT IDEAS NEEDED FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON
Three and a half months after the initial incident and oil is still leaking from BPs Deepwater Horizon rig. You wouldn’t think it would be this hard to plug the well and stop the flow of oil – there should be safety measures and back-up plans in place with something as threatening as this– but no matter what they try, BP can’t seem to stop the deluge of oil escaping from the broken well.

BACTERIA SMELLS
Bacteria not only produce foul smells, but can also detect chemicals releases by potential competitors before producing a slime to ward them off.

PRIMITIVE MANTLE DISCOVERED.
The Earth may not be as old as we think it is according to scientists who believe they’ve found a piece of the planet’s primitive mantle.

SWEET – SUGAR DOESN’T CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN
Women consuming sugary drinks reduce their energy intake elsewhere to balance out their energy intake according to a new study which aimed to determine the effects of adding sucrose to the diet.

GRAPHENE IN SCREENING DNA
A novel method to pull DNA through a graphene membrane in order to screen and sequence its code is being developed by researchers at Technische Universiteit Delft.

EARTHQUAKE SYNCHRONICITY CHANGES CONCEPT OF SEISMIC HAZARD
Earthquakes may occur in synchrony with one large quake triggering another tremble along the same fault line according to a new study.

SPECIAL REPORT: WHAT’S IN A NAME?
David ‘Two Brains’ Willetts  recently took to the stand at the Royal Institution for his first major speech since becoming Universities and Science Minister, here we explore the speech and the man behind the words

AGE-OLD PUZZLE CRACKED
Scientists have cracked the puzzle of what came first – the chicken or the egg. The answer is both after research showed a particular chicken protein acts as a catalyst in egg shell formation.

HAS THE IPCC GOT IT WRONG OVER AEROSOLS?
Aerosols help cool the atmosphere by encouraging cloud droplets to form icy particles which reflect sunlight, but new research suggests they could also have the opposite effect and warm the atmosphere too.

UNIVERSE’S SECRETS CAPTURED ON CAMERA
The night sky is to be photographed by a 1400 megapixel camera as part of a new project to monitor 75% of the sky for supernova and near-earth asteroids.

OCTOPUS ADAPT VENOM TO SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES
Scientists have discovered that all octopuses are venomous, with species living in the Antarctic adapting to sub zero temperatures.

TO BITE OR NOT TO BITE...
Tall men and overweight women are more likely to be bitten by midges according to new research in Scotland.

A BRIGHT NEW LIGHT
Fluorescent probes that allow scientists to monitor the activity of individual cells in real time and target a crucial class of proteins may form the basis of new drug targets.

GLACIER RETREAT EXPOSES WEAK UNDERBELLY OF ANTARCTIC
An Antarctic glacier has come loose from the underwater ridge it was sitting on allowing ice to melt more rapidly according to findings from an automated underwater vehicle developed in the UK.

LONGER IS BEST?
Telomere length may provide an important indicator of viable embryos for IVFTelomere length may be important in determining which human embryos survive and which do not develop, and could lead to new methods for indicating viable embryos for IVF treatment.

RECYCLED LCDS HAVE APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE
Recycled LCD TVs could help fight bacterial infections like E coli With over 2.5 billion LCD TVs approaching the end of their life, Europe is facing a recycling dilemma - but scientists from the UK think they have the solution. They say that the polarising screens of LCD televisions could help combat hospital infections.

SCIENTISTS FIND MISSING PIECE IN SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH PUZZLE
Scientists unravel the puzzle of sudden cardiac deathGenetic mutation in a protein is responsible for disrupting the electrical activity of the heart and causing sick sinus syndrome – a form of sudden cardiac arrest often during sleep.

BLAST-PROOF CURTAINS REDUCE IMPACT OF BOMB EXPLOSIONS
Office buildings could benefit from new blast-proof curtainsBlast-proof curtains which get thicker rather than thinner when stretched to provide better protection from the effects of bomb explosions is being developed by the University of Exeter and their spin-out company Auxetix.

NEW TEST FOR FOOD ALLERGIES
New test for food allergiesAn allergic reaction to milk, peanuts, eggs and soy can be life-threatening, but current allergy tests can be unreliable so a chemical engineer from MIT has developed a test to screen individual immune cells for allergic responses.

TEA V COFFEE AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Tea vs coffee and rheumatoid arthritisFemale tea drinkers have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis compared with non-tea drinkers, while women who drink coffee showed no increased risk according to new research from the USA.

ASTROCYTES THE STAR OF THE BRAIN
Star-shaped brain cells have a central role in the regulation of breathing and could provide insight into conditions such as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome according to new research.

MOJO – MAGICAL NAME FOR NEW DINOSAUR SPECIES
A dinosaur which had a heart-shaped frill on its head has been named Mojoceratops by its discoverer, who wanted the name to reflect the dinosaur’s flamboyant appearance.

PRINTING REVOLUTION REACHES BIG PHARMA
Printing revolution reaches big pharmaPrinting active pharmaceutical ingredients onto pills could improve the safety and quality of medicines and revolutionise a process which has remained largely unchanged for over a thousand years.

FUNDING BOOST FOR NEW ASTROPHYSICS CENTRE
Jodrell Bank observatory has received a £3.1m funding boost for its new Science Discovery Centre, part of a regeneration project aimed at attracting thousands of extra visitors to the area.

CHIPS TO FIND CAD
Chips to find CAD (coronary artery disease)Over 100,000 deaths a year in the UK are caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) and a student from the University of Leicester aims to analyse DNA from over 20,000 patients to find out if there is a genetic predisposition to the disease.

SCIENCE SET TO SUFFER IN POST-ELECTION BUDGETS
With the excitement of the election and the wait to see who’s would take power over, the real nitty-gritty work is set to begin – and as far as the new coalition government is concerned this means sorting out the UK’s record deficit problem.

SUPERBUG SILVER BULLET DISCOVERED
Scientists discover a new antibiotic that could be used to 
fight MRSAA promising lead for new antibiotics that disrupts cell wall formation may be an effective weapon against dangerous bacteria like MRSA according to new research.

DIETING LEAVES A BITTER TASTE NO MORE
Dieters can be left with a bitter taste in their mouth when switching from sugar to artificial sweeteners like saccharin and acesulfame K, but this taste could soon disappear along with their extra weight after scientists discovered a chemical that specifically blocks people’s ability to detect the bitter aftertaste.

A LABELLING REVOLUTION
A new type of fluorescent probe developed by scientists at MIT could transform the labelling of proteins inside cells and replace the currently used techniques.

CIRCULAR MOLECULE SPLITS BACTERIA
Circular molecule splits bacteriaUneven distribution of a tiny circular molecule is responsible for directing single-celled bacteria to split into two functionally and structurally different cells.

CLEVER DRESSING DETECTS INFECTION
UK Scientists have developed what they say will be a revolutionary medical dressing using nanotechnology that changes colour when an infection is present.

ON THE ROAD TO CLEANER AIR
Nitrous oxides released by cars can now be reduced by the roads they travel on after scientists in the Netherlands develop a road surface that cleans the air.

ROBOT FOR RUBBISH COLLECTION
The weekly rubbish bin collection can be a nightmare for many across Europe as the streets they live on are just too narrow for the lorry to go down but scientists have now come up with an ingenious on-demand rubbish collection – DustCart.

REDUCING DRAG WITH SHARK MODEL
Fast-swimming sharks have evolved to the point where they are resistant to currents and experience little drag in the water and this has provided the inspiration for a paint which could be used to reduce the aerodynamic drag on planes and ships.

BUTTERFLY WINGS INSPIRES FRAUD PREVENTION
Bank notes and credit cards could be harder to forge thanks to scientists who have discovered a way to mimic bright colours seen on the wings of tropical butterflies.

LIFE ON MARS?
Scientists find life on marsHuge seas once existed on Mars, and it was warmer and wetter than first thought according to new evidence from NASA instruments orbiting and exploring the red planet.

MICRONAIL CHIP TO AID CELL COMMUNICATION
A microchip capable of accurately recording and triggering real-time electrical activity of individual electrogenic cells has been developed at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC).

KILLER CELL SECRET KEY TO IMMUNOLOGICAL PUZZLE
Scientists say they have solved a great immunological puzzle as they explain how the body’s immune system differentiates between healthy cells and diseased or cancerous cells which should be destroyed.

 
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