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You’ve heard of the Nobel Prize but what about its sister award, the Ig Nobel Prize? The 33rd Ig Nobel Prize awarded the most bizarre scientific achievements of this year, from dead spider robots to licking rocks. A parody of the very serious prizes named in honour of scientist and engineer Alfred Nobel, 10 spoof…
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Aggressive glioblastoma tumours could be in trouble: a breakthrough discovery successfully wiped-out cancer cells in mice. Researchers have developed a method that could cause cancerous cells to die of stress. Their research has yielded promising results with glioblastoma, one of the most common and aggressive brain tumours among adults. This condition is estimated to affect…
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Beethoven had a likely genetic predisposition to liver disease and a hepatitis B infection months before his death, tests have revealed. A team of researchers led by Cambridge University analysed five locks of hair to sequence the composer’s genome. They were, however, unable to establish a definitive cause of his hearing loss. Lead author, Tristan…
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Scientists have developed a way to reverse ageing in human skin cells by 30 years, according to a new study. The new method turns the clock back for longer than previous reprogramming methods, and does so without the cells losing their function. Researchers said they have been able to partly restore the function of older cells, as well…
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When you hear the term “evolutionary tree,” you may think of Charles Darwin and the study of the relationships between different species over the span of millions of years. While the concept of an “evolutionary tree” originated in Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species,” one can apply this concept to anything that evolves, including viruses. Scientists can…
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If you are feeling your age, then spare a thought for the Greenland shark. A team of scientists has discovered the giant fish can live to be 400 years old, with one female estimated to be 392 years old. This means that a shark swimming in the North Atlantic today could have been born in…
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Image shows the suicide car bombing in Kerrada shopping mall in Baghdad. The Islamic State (ISIS) is known to have huge financial support from rogue nations and double-dealing international organizations whose interests get better in chaos, and now there are speculations that the group may have a team of bomb experts as well as scientists under…
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