 The 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.
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 The 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.
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 Jetlag 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Bacteria not only produce foul smells, but can also detect chemicals releases by potential competitors before producing a slime to ward them off.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Earthquakes may occur in synchrony with one large quake triggering another tremble along the same fault line according to a new study.
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 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
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Scientists have discovered that all octopuses are venomous, with species living in the Antarctic adapting to sub zero temperatures.
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 Tall men and overweight women are more likely to be bitten by midges according to new research in Scotland.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Telomere 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.
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 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.
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 Genetic 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.
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 Blast-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.
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 An 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.
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 Female 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Printing 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 A promising lead for new antibiotics that disrupts cell wall formation may be an effective weapon against dangerous bacteria like MRSA according to new research.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Uneven distribution of a tiny circular molecule is responsible for directing single-celled bacteria to split into two functionally and structurally different cells.
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 UK Scientists have developed what they say will be a revolutionary medical dressing using nanotechnology that changes colour when an infection is present.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Huge 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.
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 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).
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 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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