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[Entry posted at 23rd September 2010 05:33 PM GMT]

Two prominent journals have retracted papers by Nobel laureate Linda Buck today because she was "unable to reproduce [the] key findings" of experiments done by her former postdoctoral ... Click to continue

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Fish see like mammals

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[Entry posted at 13th September 2010 08:00 PM GMT]

The archer fish, a skilled marksmen that shoots insects down from trees by spiting streams of water, spots prey that aren't in line with what's behind them, an ability once thought to be found only in mammals, according to a ... Click to continue

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Video: How roots grow

Posted by Vanessa Schipani

[Entry posted at 9th September 2010 06:02 PM GMT]

A group of researchers literally watched meristem genes turn on and off in a cyclical fashion in the developing roots of higher plants, such as conifers and ferns, according to a study published in Science today (10th September). This oscillating ... Click to continue

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A targeted cancer therapy?

Posted by Vanessa Schipani

[Entry posted at 7th September 2010 02:53 PM GMT]

Some small RNA molecules can selectively kill cultured human cancer cells, leaving healthy cells untouched, according to a study published online yesterday (6th September) in PNAS -- a feat that has surpassed conventional cancer therapies that kill ... Click to continue

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