Tag: university

Sherlock violin finds home in museum

Deadline News Journalist - September 7, 2010

By Oliver Farrimond A VIOLIN carved from a tree from Arthur Conan Doyle’s home has gone on display in a prestigious Scottish instrument collection. The violin,...

Scientists are conducting research into a cure for Alzheimers disease

Deadline News Journalist - September 3, 2010

By Martin Graham SCIENTISTS from the University of Edinburgh hope to discover the causes of Alzheimers disease, diabetes and cataracts in a new study examining...

Tubby lemurs lose weight to boost sex life

Deadline News Journalist - August 6, 2010

By Cara Sulieman A PAIR of lemurs have been trimming down for summer thanks to a little help from their keepers at Edinburgh Zoo. Bobby and...

Family and colleagues pay tribute to "charismatic" cyclist killed in accident

Deadline News Journalist - June 15, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SHOCKED colleagues of a cyclist who was killed in a tragic road accident at the weekend paid tribute to a...

Scots scientists make sleeping sickness breakthrough

Deadline News Journalist - June 14, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS scientists have made a breakthrough into the treatment of sleeping sickness. Boffins at the University of Edinburgh discovered how the sleeping sickness...

Lasers Could Sniff Out Deadly Landmines In Battlezones

Shaun Milne - June 9, 2010

By Paul Thornton A LASER which can sniff out landmines has been developed by scientists at a Scots university. Developers hope the hi-tech device could save...

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