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Anti-oxidants are unlikely to prevent ageing, study suggests

Anti-oxidants are unlikely to prevent ageing, study suggests

   Diets and beauty products claiming to have anti-oxidant properties are unlikely to prevent ageing, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust.

Posted : Tue, Dec 02, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Scientists Confirm Second-Ever Case of Virgin Birth by Shark

Scientists Confirm Second-Ever Case of Virgin Birth by Shark

   Scientists have confirmed the second-ever case of a 'virgin birth' in a shark, indicating once again that female sharks can reproduce without mating and raising the possibility that many female sharks have this incredible capacity.

Posted : Sat, Oct 11, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Let the number-crunching begin: the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid celebrates first data

Let the number-crunching begin: the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid celebrates first data

   The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid combines the IT power of more than 140 computer centres, the result of collaboration between 33 countries.

Posted : Sun, Oct 05, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Study Questions Cost of Complexity

Study Questions Cost of Complexity

   Higher organisms do not have a "cost of complexity" - or slowdown in the evolution of complex traits - according to a report by researchers at Yale and Washington University in Nature.

Posted : Tue, Apr 01, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

Biologists link locust comas with human migraine

Biologists link locust comas with human migraine

   The way locusts react to stress may provide an important clue to understanding what causes human migraines - and how to reduce their painful effects, says Queen's Biology professor Mel Robertson.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News

How does your school yard measure up?

How does your school yard measure up?

   The Kingston Chapter of The Society for Conservation Biology at Queen's is offering an exciting new program to naturalize schools in the Kingston community and raise awareness about local conservation issues.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

Category : Science / General-Sciences News
 
 
 
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