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It's not macho to turn blind eye to risk of men's cancers
14th November 2002, The Journal, North East
Article about the threat of testicular and prostate cancers which quotes the University's Professor Hing Leung (School of Surgical & Reproductive Sciences).
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Science update: remedial class
14th November 2002, The Guardian G2 supplement, UK
Newcastle University (Prof Paul Younger, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has helped establish a National Mine Site Research Facility in Newcastle, which aims to find low-cost ways of cleaning contaminated land.
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Birds, bees and laser beams
14th November 2002, New Scientist, UK
Article by Tom Shakespeare of the University's Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences research institute about the dangers of scientific advances which mean parents could choose the sex of their children.
Ancient bison bones give up secrets
14th November 2002, The Guardian, World News
Newcastle University scientists are celebrating a world breakthrough which could have implications for evolutionary theory. Dr Christina Neilsen-Marsh (School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has been able to examine the molecular structure of bison bones more than 55,000 years old.
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Nature has answer to mining's toxic legacy
12th November 2002, The Journal, North East
Six former mining sites where a research team led by Prof Paul Younger (Civil Engineering and Geosciences) has been developing low cost solutions to minewater pollution have been designated as a national research facility.
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Satellite technology aids quake research
12th November 2002, Science Daily, UK
Scientists at Newcastle University are using global positioning technology to better understand and predict earthquakes.
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'Sex traps' successfully lure alien crayfish
12th November 2002, New Scientist, UK
Slow-release gels containing pheremones can protect British crayfish from their more aggressive American cousins, Newcastle University scientists have found.
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GPS technology aids earthquake research
11th November 2002, Cosmiverse (USA), World News
Global positioning technology is being used by scientists at Newcastle University (Drs Peter Clarke and Matt King, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) to understand and predict earthquakes.
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Computer kids raise IQ levels to record
10th November 2002, Sunday Times, UK
Computer games, television and the internet help to boost children's IQ, claim US researchers. Article includes comments by Dr George Erdos of Newcastle University (School of Biology).
Family ties at the art of the matter
9th November 2002, The Journal, North East
Feature by Michael Chaplin, writer and creator of TV series, who adapted Monarch of Glen for TV, about his father, 'When the Boat Comes In', creator Sid Chaplin, whose archive is held by the Robinson Library.
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