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China slows R&D funding growth
After a hefty 30 per cent increase in science funding last year, China's proposed budget scales back research funding growth for 2010
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Nanotube 'fuse' generates power
Coating nanotubes with fuel allows them to convert an exothermic reaction into electricity, thereby opening up new avenues in energy research
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Mixed reviews for Canada's science budget
Canadian budget proposal would give research councils an extra C$32 million annually, but some say it's not enough
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Fund science or risk economic downfall
Researchers and former science ministers warn UK government of 'decades of slow economic decline' unless science receives heavy investment
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Coming clean on emissions outsourcing
Study details proportion of developed countries carbon dioxide emissions that are 'outsourced' to emerging economies
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Molecular midwives helped birth of DNA
'Molecular midwives' may have helped the first DNA strands form in the primordial soup
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Solvated electron mystery solved
Researchers directly measure binding energy of electrons in aqueous solution, finding that those in bulk solution behave differently to those on the surface
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NewsEC approves first GM crop in a decade
European Commission authorises cultivation of genetically modified potato Amflora, the first new GM crop approved in 12 years
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Accumulation of acid in atmosphere explained
Better particle detectors have helped explain why sulfuric acid is so prevalent in the Earth's atmosphere
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Silver sputtered nano chips mimic brain synapse
New approach to embedding silver in silicon-based memristors set to help researchers imitate animal brains
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Hydrocarbon turns superconductor
Picene doped with an alkali-metal exhibits superconducting behaviour at 18 Kelvin
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UK must avoid 'neglected decline' in research
Report from top science council calls for science spending to be prioritised for UK research base to remain globally competitive
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New high tech nuclear lab for EU
Europe gets new lab to significantly boost region's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material
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US launches new regulatory science programme
Agencies partner to create new programme to ensure better integration between cutting edge science and regulatory processes
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Bacterial mix sweetens biodrug synthesis
Putting modified bacterial genes into E. coli enables uniform glycoprotein production
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Reactions on DNA origami watched with AFM
Chemists in Denmark have for the first time imaged chemical reactions on a DNA origami scaffold so that they can precisely attach single molecules
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Report hits out at GSK's Avandia
Two US senators claim GlaxoSmithKline knew about a link between a diabetes drug and heart attack, and pressured doctors to withdraw concerns