Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to 'killer haze'
Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature deaths, new research has shown.
Environment
Nov 16, 2016
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Newcastle University
New chromosome origin element identified
Newcastle University scientists have discovered a new essential sequence within bacterial genomes required for DNA replication - the second ever to be discovered and the first for 30 years.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 8, 2016
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Saltwater crocodile sperm may hold secret to male fertility
Saltwater crocodiles may help solve male infertility after a remarkable discovery that crocodile sperm, after leaving the testes, behave differently than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2016
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Scientists call for a shake-up in the way we record biodiversity
Gaps in our information about biodiversity means we are at risk of focussing our conservation efforts in the wrong places.
Ecology
Mar 8, 2016
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Losing the fight against antibiotic resistance
Tackling antibiotic resistance on only one front is a waste of time because resistant genes are freely crossing environmental, agricultural and clinical boundaries, new research has shown.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2016
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Nature's mirror—the code for chirality
How information is transferred from biological molecules to crystalline surfaces could pave the way for the development of new drugs and other synthetic materials.
Materials Science
Feb 8, 2016
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From starving chicks come fat birds
The researchers, led by Professor Melissa Bateson and Dr Clare Andrews, discovered that stress and difficulties as a chick made a long lasting impression on a starling's relationship with food.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2015
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First synthetic model of a bacterial outer membrane will support antibiotic development
For the first time researchers from Newcastle University and the Science and Technology Facilities Council have produced a working model giving access to unprecedented information about the bacteria which is notoriously hard ...
Biochemistry
Oct 20, 2015
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Methanotrophs: Could bacteria help protect our environment?
New insight into methanotrophs, bacteria that can oxidise methane, may help us develop an array of biotechnological applications that exploit methane and protect our environment from this potent greenhouse gas.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 26, 2015
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Backward-moving glacier helps scientists explain glacial earthquakes
The relentless flow of a glacier may seem unstoppable, but a team of UK and US researchers have shown that during some calving events - when an iceberg breaks off into the ocean - the glacier moves rapidly backward and downward, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 25, 2015
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