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ResearchEarthly xenon’s asteroid origins reveal planet’s genesis
Discovery that atmospheric xenon is unrelated to that in the mantle hints at two separate extra-terrestrial ‘deliveries’ of the element
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NewsUK science reaps rewards within EU
Lords report concludes UK science benefits from EU membership
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US federal research funding saw 6% growth
Support for research grew significantly between 2013 and 2014 but is expected to flatten in 2015 when figures are released
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ResearchGolden opportunity to fight blindness with bananas
Studies on ‘golden bananas’ may help researchers develop carotenoid-rich varieties to combat vitamin A deficiency
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Walter Kohn dies aged 93
Kohn was awarded the 1998 chemistry Nobel prize for developing density functional theory
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NewsHawaii lab explosion linked to safety failings
Accident that cost a postdoc her arm resulted from inappropriate equipment and unheeded warnings
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ResearchBacteria seeded with synthetic pathways
Living factories provide alternative to complicated chemical syntheses or farming hectares of crops
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ResearchCassini finds needle in a haystack investigating interstellar dust around Saturn
Alien dust provides evidence for solar system passing through giant interstellar cloud
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ResearchActive esters enable powerful new route to carbon–carbon bonds
‘Insanely easy’ approach to form previously tricky sp3–sp3 bonds already being used by pharma just three months after discovery
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‘Anti-lobbying’ rule will not affect scientists, UK government says
Science minister confirms researchers are exempt from new rules affecting government grants
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ResearchGraphene sponge soaks up good vibrations
Material could enhance artificial skin with tactile sensors
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ResearchDissolving electrodes could ease pain of epilepsy surgery
Electronics could identify areas of brain for treatment and then melt away after use with no need for surgical removal
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ResearchElusive Suzuki intermediates finally captured
Backing for model that ‘jumped straight into textbooks’ without any experimental evidence
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ResearchSmart bandages you press for antibacterial action
Only releasing antibacterials when needed leave bacteria with no time to adapt
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ResearchRibosome mimic assembles made to order molecules
DNA machine can be programmed to produce a wide range of polymers and even keeps a record of each one it makes
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California lab safety centre to investigate Hawaii University accident
Probe into recent lab explosion that took postdoc’s arm to report at the end of April
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ResearchMouth-puckering molecule inspires fish-catching glove
Relevance of measuring tannic acid’s friction-increasing astringency reaches beyond food
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BusinessFDA moves to withdraw swine drug carbadox
Carcinogenic antibiotic has been banned in EU, Canada and Australia for years
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ResearchMetal foam armour shatters bullets
Composite metal foams could form the basis for next-generation bulletproof armour