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Sunday 24 April 2016
we want boaty mcboatface?
this is a name -124,109 votes,that was going to be given to a 200 milllion polar exploration ship but the killjoy government have dismissed it and reqiure a more sensible name.
pitrm1- possile cure for alzheimers?
this is a protein found in the cell organism mitochondria .low levels of pitrim1 increase deposits of protein amgloid in the brain ,this clumps together and wrecks memory .metochondria can be passed down generationms.
pee could be used to generate electricity?
scientists have devolped mircobial fuel cells that use the natural biological processes of bacteria .they react as the urine passes through the inch square devive-cost 1 to 2 pounds ,created by university of london and bristol bioenergy centre.
Sunday 17 April 2016
Stammering mice with SQUEAK IMPEDIMENT created by scientists studying affliction suffered by British monarch behind The King's Speech
Scientists have created stammering mice with a squeak impediment to help them study the affliction that beset King George VI.
The mice are genetically engineers to produce high-pitched stuttering sounds that share similarities with phrases uttered by humans who stammer.
The hope is for the animals will provide insights into the still much misunderstood condition.
King George VI was famous for his stammer, which he managed partially to overcome with the help of Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. The story of the king's struggle was told in the film The King's Speech , starring Colin Firth as the monarch.
Logue, whose unorthodox therapy included daily breathing exercises and gargling with warm water, would not have known about the defective gene Gnptabread more
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