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A single gene influences whether breastfeeding improves a child's intelligence, say London researchers.
Children with one version of the FADS2 gene scored seven points higher in IQ tests if they were breastfed.
But the Proceedings of the National Ac..
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Many of the world's rare species of livestock face extinction unless conservation measures are taken now, a group of researchers has warned.
They said modern agricultural methods had overlooked the benefits of genetic traits that have evolved in breeds..
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CNN
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The long-threatened Yangtze River dolphin in China is probably extinct, according to an international team of researchers who said this would mark the first whale or dolphin to be wiped out due to human activity.
The freshwater dolphin, or baiji, was l..
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BBC News
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A prototype artificial skin used to heal wounds has been developed by British researchers.
Writing in the journal Regenerative Medicine, UK-based company Intercytex said it had produced promising results in early trials.
It said the skin seemed to i..
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US researchers have simulated half a virtual mouse brain on a supercomputer.
The scientists ran a "cortical simulator" that was as big and as complex as half of a mouse brain on the BlueGene L supercomputer.
In other smaller simulations the research..
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Washington Post
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Some of the largest glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland are moving in unusual ways and are losing increased amounts of ice to the sea, researchers said yesterday.
Although the changes in Greenland appear to be related to global warming, it remains unc..
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PsychCentral.com
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Researchers have an answer to the question wives have been asking their husbands since their first day of marriage, “Why do you always seem to disagree with me or want to do the opposite of what I want?” The answer is: reactance, otherwise known as a..
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BBC News
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Hurricanes and tropical storms will become less frequent by the end of the century as a result of climate change, US researchers have suggested.
But the scientists added their data also showed that there would be a "modest increase" in the intensity of..
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BBC News
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Researchers have built the world's smallest transistor - one atom thick and 10 atoms wide - out of a material that could one day replace silicon.
The transistor, essentially an on/off switch, has been made using graphene, a two-dimensional material fir..
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The Antarctic cod puts itself into a state similar to hibernation for the winter, researchers have found, which is highly unusual for a fish.
Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey (Bas) found Notothenia coriiceps lowers its metabolic rate during..
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Seabirds' blood can hold vital clues about the long-term ecological impacts of oil spills, researchers suggest.
Scientists collected samples from gulls in north-west Spain, close to where the Prestige tanker sank in November 2002.
Seventeen months a..
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Tiny genetic mutations were enough to create a virulent form of chlamydia that causes serious sexual disease in men, researchers say.
An international study found the strain that causes lymphogranuloma vernerum (LGV) is very similar to other forms of c..
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Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
US researchers say that the growth of scarring around the organ might be stopped by blocking a vital protein which helps it to form.
The res..
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Targeting a key protein may help overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to conventional drugs, UK researchers say.
The protein triggers the release of the parasite from red blood cells enabling it to invade neighbouring cells.
Blockin..
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BBC News
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The European Research Council (ERC) has announced a 4bn euro (�2.9bn) grant programme for "exceptional" researchers across Europe.
The Advanced Grants scheme is envisioned as the flagship funding programme of the ERC through to 2013.
The programme..
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SF Gate
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Oregon researchers revealed Wednesday that they have successfully cloned embryos of rhesus monkeys and made stem cells from them that could be transformed into heart and nerve tissue - a laboratory milestone that could pave the way for similar work in hum..
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BBC News
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Our genes and not just our upbringing may play a key role in our food likes and dislikes, UK researchers believe.
Experts from Kings College London compared the eating habits of thousands of pairs of twins.
Identical twins were far more likely to sh..
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BBC News
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A newly developed blood test can identify those at risk of Alzheimer's disease up to six years before symptoms would become apparent, researchers say.
The test identifies changes in a handful of proteins that cells use to convey messages to one another..
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BBC News
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Men look for beauty, while women go for wealth when it comes to assessing future partners, researchers say.
An Indiana University team looked at the behaviour of 46 people taking part in a speed-dating session.
They found that the men were more like..
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The EU target of ensuring 10% of petrol and diesel comes from renewable sources by 2020 is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions, researchers say.
A team of UK-based scientists suggested that reforestation and habitat protection was a better op..
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