Cancer guardian found playing a role in sex
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 3:00)
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Dubbed the "guardian of the genome" for its role in keeping cells from turning cancerous, protein 53 is also needed to make eggs and sperm
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Today on New Scientist: 3 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to live longer by eating less, New Scientist TV, and our mystery seafaring ancestor
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Mystery seafaring ancestor found in the Philippines
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 1:55)
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A fossil foot bone reveals that early humans arrived on the island of Luzon tens of thousands of years earlier than realised
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Budget airline to test in-flight ash detection system
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 1:33)
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An ash-sensing camera that could help aircraft detect and avoid volcanic ash clouds could soon receive its first real-world tests
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First moment of blood flow seen in embryo video
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 1:00)
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High-resolution microscopy has captured the moment at which hundreds of newly formed blood cells began their journey around a zebrafish embryo
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Giant glowing bubbles found around Milky Way
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-4 0:48)
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Two gamma-ray bubbles appear to be emanating from the centre of our galaxy? a huge meal by its central black hole may account for the hourglass shape
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We need to fix peer review now
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-3 23:15)
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A peer-reviewed paper claims that homeopathy kills cancer cells while leaving normal cells intact. It's time for another look at peer review, says Michael Brooks
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New Scientist TV - June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-3 21:19)
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See how smells travel up a shark's nose, some illusions that occur when we stare at ambiguous scenes and how altitude will affect this year's World Cup games
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Early humans had taste for aquatic diet
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-3 16:00)
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A cache of turtles, crocodiles and catfish butchered some 2 million years ago shows when our ancestors gave up vegetarianism
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Today on New Scientist: 2 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-6-3 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the immune system you never knew you had, shape-shifting islands, and the rise of the replicators
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