Platypus milk may help combat superbugs

A protein present in the milk of the platypus can potentially save thousands of lives.

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Google Glass-type device to soon read your brain

Using Google Glass, a team of researchers is developing a ‘smart’ portable system that will.

Primates didn’t start out with large brains

Brain specialisations such as improved vision preceded the development of large brains in primates, our.

Cure for genetic diseases a step closer

Scientist have developed a method to turn cells from patients into mutation-free stem cells that.

Gene associated with thinking skills found

Researchers have identified a gene mutation that is linked with thinking skills. The discovery can.

Eco-friendly plastic substitute could reduce dependency on fossil fuels: Indian scientists

Indian scientists have created an environmentally-friendly material from renewable natural marine resources that could eventually.

Mountain gorilla genome sequenced
Genome sequences shed light on population decline of Mountain Gorillas

The first project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservationists.

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Tyrannosaurs were violent cannibals

Remains of a mutilated victim provide strong evidence that T. Rex and his kin were.

Tapeworms fight to control shared host

If two tapeworms infect the same host and find themselves at cross-purposes, they may actively.

New ‘malaria-in-a-dish’ method to aid better treatment of disease

A team of researcher has engineered a ‘malaria-in-a-dish’ method that paves the way for better.