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Polymelus

‘Picture This #14′ Polymelus, Museum of Zoology

01 Feb 2012

All British thoroughbred racehorses, including Polymelus, are descended from three stallions – the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the...

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Parish Hall on right (a champion with Northern Dancer ancestry on both sides) wins the Group 1 Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket in October 2011 for Jim Bolger

Speed and stamina: a tale of two genes

24 Jan 2012

Research by a team of scientists suggests that a variant of the so-called speed gene found in top racehorses can be traced back to a single British...

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Endeavour II

'Endeavour' blazes across the Outback

27 Oct 2011

The Cambridge University Solar Car Team (CUER) has completed 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge.

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