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Bacteria fed by dinosaurs found 'barely alive'A community of microbes has been found living in 86 million year old deep sea clay, although they’re not exactly thriving – they seem to be surviving at the minimum energy requirement needed to qualify as “alive”. ... 20th May 2012
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Alzheimer's protein damages blood brain barrierA protein associated with Alzheimer's disease causes damage to the blood vessels in the brain, leading to a leaky blood brain barrier and increased risk of neurodegenerative disease. ... 20th May 2012
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Cheeky MonkeyWe tend to think that planning ahead is a purely human activity, but the antics of a chimp called Santino in Furuvik Zoo in Sweden are challenging that assumption... ... 13th May 2012
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Meiotic matchmaking: how cells tell their chromosomes apartA way in which each of a pair of chromosomes can identify its opposite equivalent has been unravelled by scientists in Japan. ... 13th May 2012
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Carnivorous plants team up with ants and share spoilsScientists have discovered the first example of an ant-plant tag-team that works together to provide food for both. ... 13th May 2012
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Can chimps plan for the future?We tend to think that planning ahead is a purely human activity, but the antics of a chimp called Santino in Furuvik Zoo in Sweden are challenging that assumption... ... 13th May 2012
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Alzheimer's genes and brain developmentNew studies published in the journal Nature Genetics have shed light on the genes involved in Alzheimer’s disease and brain development... ... 12th May 2012
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Birth defectsAn international team of researchers have made an important step forward in understanding how nature and nurture work together when it comes to birth defects linked to faulty genes, according to a new paper in the journal Cell... ... 12th May 2012
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Huntington's disease and cancerA paper from Swedish researchers in this month’s edition of the Lancet Oncology shows that people with Huntington’s disease and other similar conditions have a lower risk of developing cancer than the general population... ... 12th May 2012
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Head lice vs body liceScientists from the University of Illinois have found more evidence to suggest that human headlice and body lice may be the same species - something that’s hotly debated in the world of insect genetics... ... 12th May 2012
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