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Not finding NemoNot finding nemo is in fact more likely scenario, since it’s been revealed that one in six species featured in the movie Finding Nemo are at risk of disappearing from the oceans, due mainly to overfishing. ... 18th Dec 2011
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Seed and soil – understanding how cancers spreadHow does cancer spread? And how we can stop it from spreading? Published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, Ilaria Malanchi and her colleagues have made an important step forward in answering these questions... ... 11th Dec 2011
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 Gauging photo fakeryA technique to quantify the perceptual impact of photo-manipulation on fashion shots has been developed by US scientists. ... 2nd Dec 2011
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Key to the Blood Brain BarrierA signal that controls the integrity of the blood brain barrier - the system that protects and chemically cocoons the brain from the rest of the body - has been discovered. ... 1st Dec 2011
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Nerve transplants wire themselves into host brainsEmbryonic nerve cells transplanted into a recipient brain survive, wire themselves up and can even correct a metabolic disorder in vulnerable individuals, scientists have discovered. ... 25th Nov 2011
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Chemical liposuction: fat-reducing injection success in primatesA fat-reducing drug that can reverse obesity in monkeys has been successfully tested by US scientists... ... 13th Nov 2011
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The HIV transmission bottleneckResearchers have found that the strain of HIV virus most common in the genital tract of a chronically infected person is not necessarily the strain that infects a new sexual partner. ... 13th Nov 2011
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Squid and octopus hide in the ocean midzoneA new study has shown that some squid and octopus species are able to shift their colouration between being transparent and coloured, in order to camouflage against the bioluminescent searchlights of predator fish, and from producing a silhouette in downwelling light from above. ... 11th Nov 2011
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What happens when endangered whales eat endangered fishConflict between killer whales and salmon highlight the importance of an ecosystems approach to conservation. ... 10th Nov 2011
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The National Cancer Research Institute's Cancer ConferenceKat Arney offers a roundup of the latest news, and what to expect from the National Cancer Research Institute's annual cancer conference, held this year in Liverpool... ... 6th Nov 2011
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