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Milk down the sink could have got you a lift

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Thu, 2012-05-17 17:53
Frank Dong Liu talks about milk, chicken, and meat in general leading to greenhouse gases

Wasted milk in the UK creates extra carbon emission equivalent to that of 20,000 cars, a study reports.

The project, in which scientists of the University of Edinburgh participated, also made several other suggestions to consumers and the food industry on how to maintain sustainable carbon consumption, while meeting the growing global demand for food. Read more »

Co-creator of the MP3 talks about why we hear what we hear

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-04-27 00:26

 

In skeptical circles especially, it is well known that eyewitness (or earwitness, to coin a word) observations of certain events are quite often fatally flawed. Read more »

Sexual reproduction brings benefits over cloning

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2012-04-25 16:52

For any species, attracting a mate with courtship rituals can take significant time, effort and resources.

From the peacock’s display of his train, to the energetic and sometimes fatal rutting of  stags, even to the lengthy mating rituals of us humans, all sexual reproduction has benefits for the species in the long term.  Read more »

Boosting cell production could help treat liver disease

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Tue, 2012-03-20 23:19
Rob Spakovskis

Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh have discovered how to enhance the re- generation of key cells needed for repairing damaged liver tissue. Read more »

App provides a FAST way to diagnose strokes

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-03-02 19:23
Michelle Williams looks at a new smartphone app that helps people diagnose stroke victims in an emergency

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new smart phone application to help the public rapidly diagnose strokes. Read more »

App provides a FAST way to diagnose strokes

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-03-02 19:09
Michelle Williams looks at a new smartphone app that helps people diagnose stroke victims in an emergency

 

 

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new smart phone application to help the public rapidly diagnose stroke. Read more »

Restriction enzymes: the superbug's arch nemesis

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2012-02-15 19:19
Thilo Reich writes about a new restriction enzyme which would hold off flesh eating and drug resistant superbugs

 

 

Flesh eating, and drug resistant, bacterial strains are being found more frequently in the UK. Read more »

Genetic study offers clues to how intelligence changes through life

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-02-03 16:01
Robert Spakovskis looks at how your intelligence throughout life depends on your genes

In a collaborative study between Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Queensland, researchers and scientists have found that genes are a contributing factor to intelligence at all stages of life. Read more »

iPad Game to Help Children With Autism

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2012-01-25 17:08
Michelle Williams explores Interface3's new iPad app designed to help children with autism learn social skills

A new iPad game developed by Education and Informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh and app developers Interface3 aims to help children with autism develop social skills. Read more »

Astronomers reach new frontiers of dark matter

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-01-20 22:45
Rob Spakovskis explores the new, but not final frontier of dark matter between distant galaxies

 

Dark matter is the mysterious, invisible force preventing our stars from speeding away from each other. There is roughly 6 to 7 times more dark matter in the universe than ordinary light-emitting matter. Read more »

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