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Viruses act like self-packing suitcases

Published
18 October 2012
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Health

Researchers at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease.

Bacterial builders on site for computer construction

Published
4 May 2012
Categories
Technology
Science
Science
Technology

Forget computer viruses - magnet-making bacteria could be used to build tomorrow's computers with larger hard drives and speedier connections.

Clash of the crayfish: why the Americans are winning

Published
14 March 2012
Categories
Science
Environment

Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.

Heavy metal hardens battle

Published
20 July 2011
Categories
Society & Politics
Arts & Culture

The French may have had a better chance at the Battle of Agincourt had they not been weighed down by heavy body armour, say researchers.

Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?

Published
28 June 2011
Categories
Health

Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks have come a step closer, thanks to researchers at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ, UK.