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Genes tell story of how birdsong and human speech are nearly identical

Scientists of a city-based premier eye institute and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, US  claimed to have discovered…

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Scientists discover stem cells that can help actually restore sight

Scientists of a city-based premier eye institute and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, US  claimed to have discovered…

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Facebook doesn’t love the idea of a ‘dislike’ button

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg wants people to be able to quickly express broader ranges of feelings at the leading online…

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Ebola virus lifespan outside human body still a mystery

No one really knows whether the deadly Ebola virus can survive on glass surfaces or countertops and cause infection or…

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Pill to help curb obesity might be on the horizon

Scientists have made a significant start towards creating an obesity pill. A team of researchers from Imperial College London have…

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Brain creates separate memory maps for each place it sees

The research was conducted by scientists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's (NTNU) Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience…

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‘Technoference’: Eating away at romantic relationships

'Technoference' — seemingly small, everyday interruptions that come with smartphones and other devices — can hurt romantic relationships, a new…

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Nanowires to help combat cell damage and ageing

Nanowires made of vanadia can reduce cell damage in the human body, researchers from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore…

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Pluto-bound spacecraft to be woken from 9 year old hibernation to commence its mission

After nine years and a journey of 3 billion miles (4.8 billion km), Nasa's New Horizons robotic probe will be…

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