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‘Wall of death’ workout on the moon could keep lunar settlers in shape | Science & Tech News
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Running around a ‘wall of death’ could keep people healthy on the moon, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Milan tied people to bungee cords to replicate lunar gravity and asked them to run around a rented ‘wall of death’, which they had loaned from an amusement park. The test subjects needed…
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Scotland’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking shape – and it’s only a few months away from launching | Science & Tech News
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A Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands. Mission success would deploy the first satellite in orbit from UK soil – and put the country firmly in the space race. The company, called Skyrora, has already successfully fired one of the engines in…
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DNA inherited from Neanderthals may impact human nose shape, study finds | Science & Tech News
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The shape of modern human noses may be partly determined by genetic material inherited from Neanderthals, according to a new study. Neanderthals were an ancient species who lived in Eurasia until their extinction about 40,000 years ago. But scientists believe they interbred with homo sapiens – meaning some of their DNA remains in modern-day humans.…
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Mystery behind how the X chromosome gets it shape could finally be resolved | UK News
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Scientists believe they have resolved one of the great mysteries of life – how chromosomes get their X shape. Chromosomes are long DNA molecules which contain the genetic material of an organism. These structures were discovered in the late 1800s after the light microscope was invented. They have an X shape, but the reason behind…
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Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding ‘abnormal’ gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects | UK News
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An 80-year-old mystery linked to a wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s has finally been solved by researchers. The fatal ingredient was found in household staples – milk, bread, cereal, margarine. But it was put there to try and make children healthier. In the early 1900s, more than 80% of children were…