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1 in 2000 Britons may carry 'mad cow' prion protein
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 3:39)
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The prion protein responsible for the human version of BSE is twice as common in the UK as the previous best estimate, suggests the biggest survey yet
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Biologists call for part privatisation of oceans
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 3:07)
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We have a decade to save the oceans? is the solution public-private partnerships?
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Earth's super-siblings grew up very differently
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 3:00)
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The super-Earths spotted in our galaxy so far formed in a very different way to our own celestial home, which could affect their suitability for life
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Golden Rice creator wants to live to see it save lives
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 2:42)
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Ingo Potrykus, the man behind rice modified to boost dietary vitamin A, explains why, decades on, he is still fighting to make it widely available
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Virtual role-playing teaches kids the harm of bullying
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 2:00)
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SchoolLife, a virtual reality game, aims to cut bullying by letting students experience the motivations and feelings of people in a conflict situation
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Back from the dead: Reversing walking corpse syndrome
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 2:00)
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A herpes drug can make people with renal failure insist they are dead? a condition called Cotard's syndrome ? and may provide insights into consciousness
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 1:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: the brain's maintenance workers, how we're all physics geniuses, ketamine-like drug lifts depression and more
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Solar-powered cars streak across Australia
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 0:22)
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We checked out the world's best solar-powered cars as they prepared to race 3000 kilometres across Australia in the World Solar Challenge (full text available to subscribers)
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Illinois大学Urbana-Champaign校、酵母に酢酸を資化させてエタノールの収量を10％増加
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-10-17 0:00)
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米Illinois大学Urbana-Champaign校は2013年10月8日、食品科学・人間栄養学科のYong-Su Jin教授率いる研究チームが、酵母の遺伝子組み換えにより酢酸とキシロースを同時に資化させリグノセルロースからのエタノール収量を約10％改善させることに成功したと発表した。酢酸は植物の葉茎や他の植物組織などリグノセルロース系原料をバイオ燃料に変換する際に出る副産物で、酵母にとって毒性がありセルロースエタノール生産にとって問題であった。
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Think fast? you're a physics genius
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-10-17 0:00)
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Some snap decisions are surprisingly smart. That's because a little scientist inside your head takes care of the maths, argues philosopher Michael Strevens (full text available to subscribers)
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