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Garlic Smart-bomb For Targeted Cancer Therapy

Chemicals found in Garlic could be used as a new Smart Bomb to treat cancer. Allicin is a toxic chemical which is not present in whole cloves of garlic, but...

New Anticancer Magic Bullet

Doctors in America have pioneered a new treatment for lymphoma, a type of cancer of the blood, that can selectively home in on cancer cells whilst leaving t...

Deepest Extreme Bacteria Discovered

Scientists have discovered bacteria in a hole drilled more than 4000 feet deep in volcanic rock in Hawaii, in an environment that could be very similar to t...

Knighthood For The Creator of The Internet

The unsung hero of the modern age, Tim Berners-Lee, was named in this year’s new years honours list for his “services to the internet”. Di...

How Do You Fancy a Glass of 8000 Year Old Wine ?

Do you fancy a glass of 8000 year old wine? The world’s oldest wine has been discovered- a vintage produced by Stone Age people 8000 years ago, which ...

An Apple a Day Keeps Dementia At Bay

You’ve heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” but that might have to change to “an apple a day keeps dementia at ba...

Stardust Probe Collects Samples of Comet

On 2nd January a NASA space probe called STARDUST successfully intercepted Comet Wild 2 and collected samples interstellar particles and dust which will now...

Bears Hold Key To Osteoporosis Prevention

Black Bears seem to be unique amongst hibernating animals because they have the unique ability to stop their bones from thinning during their long winter sl...

Nature’s Own Genetically Modified Slug

You’ve heard of the body-snatchers, but what about the gene-snatchers ? Biologists at the University of South Florida studying the DNA blueprint of th...

Spray on Contraceptives

The world’s first female contraceptive spray will begin trials in Australia next year. The idea behind the spray is to reduce the doses of contracepti...