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- Accelerator on a chip: Technology could spawn new generations of smaller, less expensive devices for science, medicine
- African breed of cattle harbours potential defense against life-threatening parasite
- Ballet dancers' brains adapt to stop them getting in a spin
| Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:47 AM PDT In an advance that could dramatically shrink particle accelerators for science and medicine, researchers used a laser to accelerate electrons at a rate 10 times higher than conventional technology in a nanostructured glass chip smaller than a grain of rice.  |
| African breed of cattle harbours potential defense against life-threatening parasite Posted: 27 Sep 2013 06:23 AM PDT Every year, millions of cattle die of trypanosomosis - among the ten diseases of cattle with the greatest impact on the poor. In Africa the disease is known as "Nagana", which translates literally as "being in low or depressed spirits". The disease is caused by a parasite that enters the animals' blood as a result of the bite of the Tsetse fly.  |
| Ballet dancers' brains adapt to stop them getting in a spin Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:47 PM PDT Scientists have discovered differences in the brain structure of ballet dancers that may help them avoid feeling dizzy when they perform pirouettes.  |
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