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  • Hold your applause

    June 19, 2013

    A study claims that the length of applause is not related to the quality of a performance.

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  • Internet ballooning

    June 17, 2013

    A fleet of massive communications balloons will provide high-speed internet from the stratosphere.

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  • Nature’s genes aren’t patentable

    June 14, 2013

    The US Supreme Court has ruled that natural genes can’t be patented.

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  • Shockingly attractive

    June 13, 2013

    Electrically stimulating the midbrain makes people rate others as more attractive.

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  • Drones for good?

    June 12, 2013

    Unmanned drones aren’t all bad.

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  • Cockroach mind control

    June 11, 2013

    RoboRoach, a DIY neuroscience kit, lets you control the movements of live cockroaches from your mobile phone.

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  • Raiders of the lost Arc

    June 10, 2013

    Researchers studying ‘Arc’ protein hope to fight neurological diseases

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  • Illuminating compulsive behaviour

    June 7, 2013

    Scientists have used light to trigger and halt obsessive behaviour in mice.

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  • Fat thanks to mum or gran?

    June 6, 2013

    Experts suggest overweight mothers pass on risks of obesity to their grandchildren rather than their children.

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  • Cut out the chemicals?

    June 5, 2013

    New advice to pregnant women suggests they should avoid many chemicals found in everyday products.

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  • Lots of fracking gas

    June 4, 2013

    A UK company says its reserves of shale gas could be up to 20 times larger than it thought.

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  • Teaming up against HIV

    May 31, 2013

    Could using two vaccines instead of one help prevent HIV infection?

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  • Making faces helps schizophrenics

    May 30, 2013

    Schizophrenic patients benefit from creating avatars to represent the voices they hear.

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  • Eyeing up dozy drivers

    May 29, 2013

    New eye-tracking software can tell if you’re asleep at the wheel.

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  • Stem cells for strokes

    May 28, 2013

    An early clinical trial of stem-cell treatment for stroke patients has seen positive results.

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  • Itching isn’t a pain

    May 24, 2013

    Scientists have identified a protein that might control itchy sensations.

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