Monthly Archives: May 2012
Facebook could be addictive
You could be addicted to Facebook, suggests a new study lead by a team of researchers in Norway. Cecilie Schou Andreassen leads the project “Facebook Addiction” at the University of Bergen. Together with colleagues, they have developed a new psychological scale to measure Facebook addiction, the first of its kind worldwide. Results of the new [...]
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Science & Engineering Garden Party 2012
Location: Library Lawn, Pembroke College; check the link for more detailed directions. A large marquee will be provided, so there is no fear of bad weather! Booking: Below: scroll or follow the link in the Contents above. BOOKING NOW OPEN!! CUPS is very pleased to invite you to the annual Garden Party! The event will include a selection of food [...]
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Feature: Holistic Biology – it’s science alright, but not as we know it….
Aoife O’Shaughnessy discusses how systems biology may help to shape the future of medical research. Systems biology is a fast emerging and enthralling multidisciplinary field, promising to deliver a complete understanding of life and a path to new and vastly improved disease treatment. Sounds good, right…but you’ve heard lines like this before? Systems biology is [...]
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Bionic eye gives hope for blindness
Scientists at Stanford University in California have invented a wireless retinal implant which can help to cure blindness. Illnesses such as macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa result in the degeneration of light-detecting cells in the eye which can ultimately lead to complete loss of sight. Currently, retinal implants used to treat these conditions are battery [...]
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Using photoacoustics to screen for breast cancer
50,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK annually – on average someone every 10 minutes, and although around 12000 people die from the disease each year, early diagnosis can vastly reduce mortality rates. Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have developed a new screening technique that will hopefully improve early [...]
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Magnetic bacteria can build tomorrow’s biocomputers
According to a group of researchers at the University of Leeds, microbes are the key to producing tomorrow’s super-fast computers. The team led by Dr. Sarah Staniland at the university’s School of Physics and Astronomy used iron-ingesting bacteria to produce arrays of tiny magnets within themselves similar to those found in traditional hard drives. As [...]
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ABSW Event: The 2nd UK Conference of Science Journalists (UKCSJ)
Association of British Science Writers A full day of discussion and debate with three key aims: To discuss and debate contemporary issues in science journalism To encourage and provide skills for newcomers To promote professional development The first ever UKCSJ was held in 2010 and followed in the footsteps of the 2009 World Conference of [...]
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Giant feather dinosaur discovered
Three almost complete skeletons of a huge feathered dinosaur have been unearthed in north-eastern China. The new species has been named as ‘Yutyrannus huali’ meaning “beautiful feathered tyrant” and it is thought that it is a distant relative of the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex. The fossils include part of the Yutyrannus tail, and crucially, its skull. [...]
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CSAR Event: Genetics and Evolution of Transmissible Cancers in Dogs and Tasmanian Devils