Monday, 1 December 2008 05:00 GMT Nikon has announced the D3x, its latest high-resultion professional DSLR. Sporting an imaging sensor with double the number of photosites of the popular D3, the 24.5 megapixel D3x includes similar features such as a...
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By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC News A surprising number of creatures were found in the cold waters of the South Orkney Islands The first comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals living in a polar region has been...
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Diets and creams claiming their antioxidant properties could cheat ageing may be worthless, a study says. Using Nematode worms, scientists found even those given enhanced antioxidant powers to deal with tissue damaging "free radicals" did not live longer. The team...
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Research raises hopes of avoiding biopsies on benign breast tumours Published Date: 30 November 2008 By Nicholas Christian Scotland on Sunday SCIENTISTS may have found a way of analysing breast lumps that could reduce the number of biopsies on benign...
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Doctors will decide on Tuesday whether to operate and separate a pair of newly-born conjoined twins. Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, gave birth to the girls, named Faith and Hope, at University College Hospital, London on Friday. They are...
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A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members can significantly protect infants against the fatal form of whooping cough, say doctors. Citing examples of two fatal cases of invasive pertussis in unvaccinated young infants, paediatricians Royal...
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft carrying Richard Garriott and two crewmates — and the digitized...
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The Nobel Prize Committee has announced to award 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Herald zur Hausen for his discovery of human papiloma viruses and to Fracoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus....
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is investing a 100 billion Pounds Sterling in thousands of wind turbines to be constructed across his country. He is hoping this will be a fundamental step towards serving 15% of the national energy demand...
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Smokers who will be buy cigarettes from Wednesday will see gruesome images of cancerous lungs and throats as well as rotting teeth printed on the packets showing how tobacco harms a person's health. The pictures will replace written warnings from...
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