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Scientists at the University of York have identified and successfully silenced a gene that appears essential to cancer cell survival. Professor Jo Milner and Dr Shafiq Ahmed, from the YCR P53 Research Unit in the Department of Biology, used a process called RNA interfer...ence to target the JNK2 gene in both cancer and healthy cells. The cancer cells died but the healthy cells were unaffected. This discovery suggests that the survival of cancer cells depends upon certain genes which healthy cells can survive without, an important step towards the development of the next generation of cancer treatments.

The group behind the $100 laptop has revealed the design for its latest computer aimed at connecting children in the developing world. The XO-3, as it is known, is a slim-line touchscreen tablet PC. One Laptop per Child (OLPC) said it would be "available in 2012" and would cost "well below $100".

A Blue Great Dane called George that stands at nearly 43 inches tall and weighs a staggering 245 pounds, could become the tallest dog after an application to the Guiness Books of Records. The four year-old dog’s owners, David and Christine Nasser, have written to the Gu...inness World Records asking if their pet has become the biggest in the world.

Opening a bottle of Champagne is dead easy, but so many people make such a fuss about it and often end up mucking it up, wasting valuable wine in the process. There are several basic points to grasp. Make sure that the bottle is cold (not too icy, but fridge cold), beca...use this will help to control the effervescence - the warmer the wine, the more likely it will spill over.