University of Manchester
Scientists find important new step in protein production
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Manchester have identified an extra step in protein production, a major activity of all cells, which they believe impacts particularly on how our cells respond to stresses ...
May 21, 2010 |
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Fast food lamb curries have carbon footprint of 140 million car miles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Supermarket lamb curry ready-made meals eaten in the UK amount to an annual carbon footprint equivalent to 5,500 car trips around the world or 140 million car miles.
May 17, 2010 |
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Easter Island discovery sends archaeologists back to drawing board
Archaeologists have disproved the fifty-year-old theory underpinning our understanding of how the famous stone statues were moved around Easter Island.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 12, 2010 |
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Flag has ladies all of a flutter
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have revealed how the male common snipe 'flies the flag' to get the girl.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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New computational method to uncover gene regulation
Scientists have developed a new computational model to uncover gene regulation, the key to how our body develops - and how it can go wrong.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Sports stars are no role models, say scientists
The loutish and drunken behaviour of some of our sporting heroes - routinely reported in the media - has little or no effect on the drinking habits of young people, new research has found.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Better training needed to curb 'fatism' within health professions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prejudice towards obese people is rife among trainee health professionals, but can be modified, new research has found.
Apr 16, 2010 |
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Google funds new research to help blind web surfers
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by University of Manchester scientists that could help blind people find their way around the World Wide Web has been given a boost with a £50,000 grant from Google.
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Strength is shore thing for sea shell scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups - and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Dementia study launched within the deaf community
Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Scientists make tiny new magnets from old bugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Manchester have found a clean and green way of making tiny magnets for high tech gadgets - using natural bacteria that have been around for millions of years.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Social care services are failing deaf children, says report
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester research has revealed that the majority of social care services are failing deaf children and their families - despite the fact that deaf children are more than twice as likely to ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Your old sofa - and much more - could be composted, say scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Polyurethane plastics used to make a host of products from furniture fillings to shoe soles, cable insulation and paints - and which can be difficult to recycle - could soon be degraded in compost heaps, ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Governments 'misjudging' scale of CO2 emissions
Policy makers in Europe and United States are markedly underestimating the changes needed to mitigate CO2 emission required to prevent dangerous climate change because they work in 'silos', according to pioneering research. ...
Feb 21, 2010 |
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Gene discovery to increase biomass needed for green fuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Manchester scientists have identified the genes that make plants grow fatter and plan to use their research to increase plant biomass in trees and other species - thus helping meet the need ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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