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World's first plastic antibody works in mice
Antibodies made entirely from plastic have saved the lives of mice injected with bee venom
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Children of lesbian parents do better than their peers
The children of lesbian parents outscore their peers on academic and social tests, according to results from the longest-running study of same-sex families. The researchers behind the National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study say the results should change attitudes to adoption of children by gay and lesbian couples
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Spirialing 'UFO' Over Australia Was Likely Falcon 9 Rocket
Logical explanations take all the fun out of UFO's. After the Falcon 9 rocket launched successfully, later, over on the other side of the world, people in Australia saw a spiraling object in their early morning skies.
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‘Tattoo’ to help diabetics track blood sugar
Carbon nanotubes could be injected under the skin to measure blood glucose levels
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Stone Age Color And Glue 'Factory' Found
A once-thriving 58,000-year-old ochre powder production site has just been discovered in South Africa. The discovery offers a glimpse of what early humans valued and used in their everyday lives.
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Mutant fruitfly modified so it can smell blue light
Bizarre genetic tweak fools flies into mistaking light for unpleasant odours. The science team managed to change the fruitfly's odor receptors so that they respond to blue light instead of smells.
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Scientists Breed Goats that Produce Spider Silk
Researchers from the University of Wyoming have developed a way to incorporate spiders' silk-spinning genes into goats, allowing the researchers to harvest the silk protein from the goats’ milk for a variety of applications.
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Paper Supercapacitor Could Power Future Paper Electronics
All those paper transistors and paper displays that scientists have been designing can now be powered by an onboard power source, thanks to the development of a new paper supercapacitor. Designed by researchers at Stanford University, the paper supercapacitor is made by simply printing ...
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