University of Manchester

University of Nottingham

Massive neutrinos solve a cosmological conundrum

Scientists have solved a major problem with the current standard model of cosmology identified by combining results from the Planck spacecraft and measurements of gravitational lensing in order to deduce the mass of ghostly sub-atomic particles called neutrinos.

The team, from the universities of Manchester and Nottingham, used observations of the Big Bang and the curvature of space-time to accurately measure the mass of these elementary particles for the first time.

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http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=11555

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2014/february/massive-neutrinos-solve-a-cosmological-conundrum.aspx

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Princeton university

Tracking genes on the path to genetic treatment

Before doctors like Matthias Kretzler can begin using the results of molecular research to treat patients, they need science to find an effective way to match genes with the specific cells involved in disease. As Kretzler explains, finding that link would eventually let physicians create far more effective diagnostic tools and treatments.

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http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S39/32/76C42/index.xml?section=topstories