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Leigong's Handbook c. 1590s

Chinese food for thought

31 Mar 2011

Chinese food contains a hidden recipe for living, a new analysis reveals.

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JustMilk device

Preventing HIV transmission during breastfeeding

20 Oct 2010

In order to reduce the transmission of HIV from mother to baby during breastfeeding, scientists are developing a low-cost, modified nipple shield...

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Ammophila Ammophila

Biofuel from inedible plant material easier to produce

13 Sep 2010

Researchers have discovered key plant enzymes that normally make the energy stored in wood, straw, and other non-edible parts of plants difficult to...

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Book of Old Times

The uncensored Jane Austen

30 May 2010

The early works of Jane Austen may not be as well remembered as her six novels, but as Janet Todd explained, they reveal a sense of the absurd which...

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Brain imaging

Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain

01 May 2010

Professor Paul Fletcher believes that exploring how the brain makes predictions about the world will help us to understand mental illness.

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nest

Mother knows best even before birth

10 Mar 2010

Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the...

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Simply leaf

Promoting green innovation

01 Feb 2010

A regional knowledge transfer project is linking the region's top plant science research with businesses wanting to develop new products.

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Nazca lines

Forest clearances sealed ancient civilisation’s downfall

02 Nov 2009

An ancient South American civilisation which disappeared around 1,500 years ago helped to cause its own demise by damaging the fragile ecosystem that...

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Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Giving cockroaches the slip

13 Oct 2009

A breakthrough by scientists at Cambridge University may terminate the threat of termites, cockroaches and other pests such as ants and locusts -...

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birds

The Bird Tango: Cambridge academic fuses love of birds and dance

09 Sep 2009

Nicola Clayton, Professor of Comparative Cognition, has collaborated with the world-famous Rambert Dance Company to produce a contemporary dance...

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Poppy the rat says hello

High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities

13 Aug 2009

Rats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, a new...

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Rice

Supercharged rice: the answer to famine?

26 May 2009

An ambitious project that aims to increase rice yields could provide the solution to future food shortages.

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