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Harry J. Moss

New tool in the fight against tropical diseases

27 Feb 2013

Screening method created to expedite the development of new drugs in the fight against tropical diseases such as malaria and African sleeping...

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Rusty C3PO

Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge

02 Apr 2009

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and Aberystwyth University have created a "robot scientist" which the researchers believe is the first...

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Flatworm

Parasites: the master manipulators

01 Sep 2007

The common view has been that parasitic infections cause disease and must be eliminated. But can we live without them?

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