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Seagrasses; the oldest living things on the planetMediterranean seagrasses could be 200,000 years old ... 9th Feb 2012
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'Supergiant' amphipods foundResearchers exploring 7000m down in the Kermadec Trench, just north of New Zealand have found a new ‘supergiant’ species of amphipod. ... 8th Feb 2012
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The aquatic problems of microplasticsTracing the source of tiny plastic particles in the ocean. ... 8th Feb 2012
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Corals stressed by heat and coldHeat and cold can stress corals, but they do so in different ways. ... 8th Feb 2012
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 Gut bugs can promote liver disease and obesityScientists have found that how the body regulates what type of bacteria live in the gut could affect the chances of developing inflammatory liver diseases, plus a host of other metabolic disorders including obesity and type II diabetes. ... 6th Feb 2012
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Untangling how Alzheimer's spreads through the brainScientists at Columbia University in New York have figured out how one of the key proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brain. ... 5th Feb 2012
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Super Microscope Watches Living Brain CellsA clever “super-resolution” microscope has allowed researchers to observe changes in a single neuron in the brain of a live mouse. The exceptional level of detail even showed protrusions called dendritic spines moving and changing shape... ... 5th Feb 2012
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On a Diet? Dine with Slow Eaters…Our eating behaviour changes to match that of the company we keep due to a subconscious mimicry response that causes us to match our dining partners bite for bite... ... 5th Feb 2012
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Stem cells provide Alzheimer's cluesOne of the biggest problems with studying brain diseases such as Alzheimer's is the difficulty of getting samples of living brain cells from patients, now induced stem cells may come to our aid... ... 29th Jan 2012
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Self Distilling VodkaA way of distilling drinks without even heating them has been developed... ... 29th Jan 2012
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