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 Markers of metastasisScientists have discovered a chemical signature that indicates when a bowel cancer has spread. ... 7th Mar 2010
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The Earliest Symbolic ScratchingsThis week archaeologists have described the discovery of some of the earliest evidence for advanced human thought. Publishing in the journal PNAS, Pierre-Jean Texier and colleagues have analysed nearly 300 bits of carved ostrich shell from a site in South Africa. ... 5th Mar 2010
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Gigantic shellfish fiends discovered in Cretaceous seasNew fossil evidence suggests there were gigantic sharks lurking in Cretaceous seas, around 90 million years ago, but they weren’t terrifying monsters – these sluggish fish probably sat about on the seafloor, munching on shellfish. ... 28th Feb 2010
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Grounding MosquitoesResearchers in Oxford and California have found a way to stop mosquitos from growing wings – keeping them grounded and stopping the spread of diseases like Dengue fever. ... 28th Feb 2010
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Invasion of the Alien Star ClustersOne quarter of the star clusters in our galaxy may, in fact, be aliens, according to a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ... 28th Feb 2010
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Fish use UV to spot the differenceHealthy coral reefs come packed with colourful fish and a new study reveals that the some fish send out private messages using patterns of ultra violet light that us humans – and many other animals – can’t see. ... 28th Feb 2010
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 Sugar sarcophagus keeps viral vaccines viableScientists have produced a sugar sarcophagus to keep viral vaccines viable without refrigeration. ... 21st Feb 2010
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New technique for cancer monitoringScientists have discovered a new, much more sensitive way to detect cancers and follow their response to therapy as well as monitor patients for signs of relapse... ... 21st Feb 2010
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Protein dimmer switch to control cell metabolismScientists have discovered that cells use the biochemical equivalent of a chemical dimmer switch to control their metabolism. ... 21st Feb 2010
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Saving newborn livesResearchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have discovered that a short training course can help to cut the rate of stillbirths by more than 30 per cent in developing countries... ... 21st Feb 2010
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