Controlling drug design through ‘unnatural’ selection
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Darwin probably never envisaged that, 150 years after ‘Origin of the Species’ was published, scientists would be adapting his ideas to improve drug design, but new research from the University of Leeds is doing just that.
Successful lung cancer surgery not enough to break nicotine dependence in many smokers
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A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, and more than one-third were ...
Sociologist: Stepfamilies hard to define
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The changing face of the U.S. family is nothing like the Cleavers or the Andersons of television lore, an Iowa State University sociologist said.
Scientists study bird species' declines
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British researchers say they believe they've discovered why the number of birds in certain English countryside species is declining.
El Nino could last beyond spring
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A University of Colorado weather expert has warned the El Nino weather pattern over the Pacific Ocean could survive past the upcoming spring.
Scientists Link Unmanned Vehicles with Network for Homeland Security
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Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed unmanned aerial and ground vehicles, but the real innovation is how these vehicles can work together with an information network to provide real-time data ...
Gas on your mind
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Scientists at the University of Leicester are to gain a greater insight into the workings of the human mind…through the study of a snail’s brain.
