Chemotherapy is still widely used to treatcancer-- but it's far from perfect. The treatment can't tell the difference between healthy cells and cancerous ones, meaning that both are attacked. This subsequently leads to side effects such as sickness, weakness and hair loss.Now, a team at the University of Toronto has developed a "moleculardelivery system" which allows chemotherapy drugs to target unhealthy cells, minimising damage done to healthy cells.
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The Gear 360's design is clean and futuristic and comes complete with a clever tripod that converts into a handle when closed.
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In an effort to cut down on food wastage, Asda is selling boxes of ugly veg that are 30 percent cheaper than their more cosmetically-pleasing lines.
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Penguins are known for their cute and distinctive waddle. A report has examined the science behind their ubiquitous gait -- and it's all to do with how fat they are.
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The drone's wings work like artificial muscles, changing shape based on the forces they experience during flight.
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If you ever wanted to recreate the technical prowess shown off in the 2014 film Whiplash but weren't sure you had the chops, some good news: you could be fitted with a robotic arm to make your life a little bit easier.
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Actor Peter Mayhew -- better known to fans as Chewbacca -- is posting pages from George Lucas' first draft at Star Wars.
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How much sugar is in a Starbucks Hot Mulled Fruit Grape with Chai, Orange and Cinnamon? Plus, we find out how Noma is creating the food of the future.
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Marvel Studios and Disney have officially revealed the cast for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the follow up to 2014's surprise hit sci-fi superhero movie.
The sequel adds a surprising trio of actors to the ensemble, including one whose inclusion has been rumoured for some time. That would be arguably the biggest "name" actor to sign on, Kurt Russell. He's joined by Elizabeth Debicki, and Chris Sullivan. They join previously announced newcomer Pom Klementieff.
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Congratulations - you're now eligible to call yourself a space archaeologist. This year's $1 million TED Prize is being used to create an online platform that lets anyone explore ancient sites from satellite images - while identifying archaeological looters in the process.
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick used the TED stage today to attack transport regulators for standing in the way of uberPOOL's mission to cut "congestion, pollution and parking" and reclaim city streets.
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The studio behind a host of Games Workshop spinoff video games has closed following the failure of its latest Warhammer title.
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With just six weeks to go until Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens in cinemas, Warner Bros has dropped an explosive final trailer for the superhero punch up.
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Computer and smartphone hacking by spying agency GCHQ is legal the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal has said.
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Sir Paul McCartney isn't just one of the UK's most celebrated musicians and a newly minted emoji composer, he's also muse to a band of animated insects. Bear with us here....
Netflix is planning a new kids called Beat Bugs. The CGI cartoon, created by Josh Wakely and produced by his Grace: A Storytelling Company studio, will feature music from The Beatles in each episode. Wakely and co struck a deal to use much of the Northern Songs selection of tracks in the series.
By: Matt Kamen,
Continue reading...Given the bearishness of recent crude oil supply reports it was not a surprise that crude oil has fallen back below the $30 level. But the rebound from its $26.19 low certainly felt, to many in the industry, like a bottom was reached.
A 50-year-old puzzle about the movement of our solar system may have been solved -- thanks to data collected in the 1920s.
By: Michael Rundle,
Continue reading...Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. Employment declined in private educational services, transportation and warehousing, and mining.
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WIRED interviews LSE's Clare Wenham on the rise of Zika, and we examine the mysteries behind a $3.7bn VR giant that hasn't released a single product.
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The new Doom will be released on 13 May 2016, Bethesda has announced, and as well as a traditionally over-the-top and expensive collector's edition and some multiplayer bonuses, we now know a bit more about how the game will play.
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Scientists in Germany have switched on a nuclear fusion experiment that they hope will provide a solution to finding clean and safe nuclear power.
By: Emily Reynolds,
Continue reading...Throughout the early stages of this very strange presidential election, Donald Trump has made some outrageous comments that the professional pundit class -- and most sane people -- assumed would end his chances of winning. But with each outrageous comment, his poll numbers went up, not down.
Perhaps he was saying what a lot of people were thinking but were afraid to say. And he would not apologize and not be "bullied by those political correct forces in the mainstream media."
Commander Tim Peake, Britain's first official visitor to the International Space Station, has made history by using a heavily modified Raspberry Pi computer to run applications coded in the classroom by UK students.
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The first group of winners for the UK Games Fund have been announced, with a total of 24 development studios across the country getting a cash injection in their businesses.
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