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Two Russian scientists, Irina Aref’eva and Igor Volovich have been building the most power type of atom smasher ever at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva, Switzerland. Its called ‘The Large Hadron Collider’ or LHC for short.
The LHC is due to be turned on this year for testing and its theorised that as [...]

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I was reading new scientist today that scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered a common compound that doesn’t exist in nature called Dichloroacetate or DCA for short appears to have a substantial effect on reducing and stopping the growth of some Cancers. Its also being implied that since the drug interferes with [...]

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Its Official that you are more likely to die from a Blood Clot (DVT) sitting at your desk than on a long haul flight. Thanks to the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand who have published research whose objective was to study the relationship between those who get blood Clots and prior activities the victim [...]

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There’s a rumour flying about on the internet that you can lose weight by using caffeine. This is both true and untrue, depending on the dosage used and how its applied. Drinking loads of coffee won’t make you lose weight, it will just make you go to the toilet allot.
What scientists have found though is [...]

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Another article in the latest edition of New Scientist talks about the concept of making it possible for the male gender to make an egg and therefore give the opportunity for same sex couples to have their own children which will be made up of genetic material from both parents.
Apparently there’s a handful of labs [...]

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