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  • The Holocaust Centre's conference (April 10-14) was featured on MATV on Tuesday 12 April - 'Leicestershire in Focus'.
  • Mike Rowe (Department of Criminology) was on The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 on 5 April, discussing the HMIC report into Nottinghamshire Constabulary and the imposition of a senior officer from another force to provide strategic leadership.

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29 APRIL 2005

Ha'aretz, Tel Aviv - The globe's a round ball - On one of my father's visits to see me while I was studying at the university in Leicester, England, we went to a soccer match at the municipal stadium on ...

Shropshire Star, Telford - Zero gravity trip for James - The 23-year-old and three fellow undergraduate students at Leicester University will be testing an experiment they designed themselves...

Medical News Today - Fusing physics with medicine to fight cancer - for monitoring cancer treatment based on technology from X-Ray astronomy developed by a collaboration between scientists at the university of Leicester and the ...

Business Wire (press release),San Francisco,CA,USA - OpGen Signs Exclusive Japanese Distribution Agreement with M&S - Following OpGen's presentation, Dr. Anthony Brookes, Professor of Genetics at the University of Leicester, who is conducting work focused on the identification ... Also on Yahoo Tmcnet.com Businesswire Pharmalive

Yorkshire Post Today - school she took a degree in politics at the University of Leicester, followed by a degree in journalism at the University of Missouri. According to her curriculum vitae, found at their cottage home in Galphay, near Ripon, after her husband's death, she had worked at a flower shop, as a customer services manager for a ladies catalogue and a...

This is Leicestershire - Timothy Lynch, of the department of politics at Leicester University, said: "I don't think Iraq will cost Blair the election - Saddam Hussein is gone. "It is difficult to make political capital from the position that he should still be in power. "World aid won't be much of an issue because pledging more to the developing world while British people...

New Scientist News - Voters empowered by internet swap shop - Andrew Colman, a psychologist at the University of Leicester, UK. "But from a game-theory perspective, it's a very rational thing to do." He points out that it is the equivalent of the political horse-trading that happens in parliaments the world over. "Vote-trading is the essence of democratic politics," agrees Raskin. One potential problem...

News-Medical.Net - Family history DNA sleuths run risk of uncovering infertility - male infertility claims a new study from the University of Leicester. The world renowned Department of Genetics - the UK's top rated research Genetics department where DNA genetic fingerprinting was discovered - has published a paper, Inadvertent diagnosis of male infertility through genealogical DNA testing, in the Journal of Medical Genetics.

This is Leicestershire - Earth might have been like." Scientists at the University of Leicester are in charge of tests which could add to our understanding of the universe. The team, led by Professor Stan Cowley, have found a "factory" of hydrocarbons - the complex chemicals which may have been the source of early life on Earth. Details emerged when the Cassini spacecraft.

Salon, USA - The Adam and Eve of genetics - The letters I was looking at came from my own DNA, sequenced by Mark Jobling, a geneticist at the University of Leicester in the UK for the 20th anniversary of ...

myDNA.com Austin,TX,USA - Genealogical DNA test and infertility - commercially to help people establish their ancestry could in fact disclose male infertility claims a new study from the University of Leicester...

Yorkshire Post Today, Leeds,Yorkshire,UK - Couple who cut themselves off from the world - After school she took a degree in politics at the University of Leicester, followed by a degree in journalism at the University of Missouri...

28 APRIL 2005

I-Newswire.com (press release) - Criminologist Raises Identity Theft Concerns as 44 Million Polling... - Following an identity theft feasibility study conducted by Professor Martin Gill, of the University of Leicester, voters are being urged to take particular ... [Also can be seen on all 'IC and 'This Is...' sites.] Scotsman.com

innovations report - Discovery of 450 Million Years Old ‘Missing Link' - Professor Richard Aldridge, of the Department of Geology at the University of Leicester, who co-led the scientific expedition, says the fossil discovery is ...

I-Newswire.com (press release) - Laureate for Former Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of... - A former Professor of Archaeology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester has gained a Laureate - a lifetime achievement award - for his ...

I-Newswire.com (press release) - Family History DNA Sleuths Run Risk of Uncovering Infertility - Study by world renowned Genetics Department at University of Leicester highlights perils of commercial genealogical searches.

FelixOnline - Fear that giant ‘burp' could trigger global warming - Jan Zalasiewicz, of the University of Leicester, pointed out that for these ancient global warming events, the Earth reacted non-linearly to environmental ...

StockHouse: Canada - (INL), the Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Leicester, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, University of Nottingham, and several others. Sun and INL teamed on a solution that includes more than 230 Sun Fire V20z servers powered by AMD Opteron processors, and more than 12 Terabytes of Sun StorEdge 6320 storage, the Solaris 10

This is Leicestershire - John Dumbrell, professor of politics at Leicester University, will examine US foreign policy under the Democrat administration. Prof Dumbrell said: "Generally, I see Bill Clinton as a successful, if rather disorganised, foreign policy leader." The free lecture will take place on May 3, at 5.30pm, in the university's Ken Edwards Building.

BBC Online - Leicester - Features - Get tangoed - floor of the Charles Wilson Building at the University of Leicester from 12.30-2pm. The cost is 2 each.

This is Leicestershire - across the country are selling less booze and Leicester University is no exception. It has had to diversify to keep up with the trend, and has seen sales of food, soft drinks and wine soar. Coffee is now outselling lager - and despite less plonk being sold, the amount of cash being taken is on the up. "We have seen revenue from alcohol fall over...

BEFORE 28 APRIL 2005

Free Republic | latest articles - Aldridge, of the Department of Geology at the University of Leicester, who co-led the scientific expedition, says the fossil discovery is among the most remarkable and exciting ever to be found on the continent. He said: 'These exciting fossils help to fill in a 'missing link' in the evolutionary history of the very early fishes. They are...

PR Newswire (press release) - Sun Gains Market Share, Customer Traction in High Performance and Notable wins included the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Leicester, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center ...

RailwayPeople.com - Andy Savage Joins RAIB - Andy, 52, joined British Rail in 1970 as an engineering student, completing a BSc Eng from the University of Leicester in 1974 and a Masters Degree in Business ...

I-Newswire.com (press release) - International Commendation for SEN Advisor - A University of Leicester student in the School of Education has received an international award for her contribution to special educational needs communication ...

I-Newswire.com (press release) - Hunger for Understanding - Two former trainees on a Clinical Psychology Training course at the University of Leicester have recently published a book to help young people with an eating ...

Basildon Evening Echo - Polling cards 'aid identity fraud' - Research conducted by Professor Martin Gill of the University of Leicester revealed the cards were accepted by some institutions as a form of personal ... Also see: Ananova Guardian Unlimited This is Exeter (and all other 'This is' sites) Yahoo! UK & Ireland News The Press Association ICBerkshire.co.uk (and all other 'IC' sites) Daily and Sunday Express

I-Newswire.com (press release) - President Bill Clinton as a Foreign Policy Leader - A public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 3 May 2005 will weigh up the criticisms levelled at President Clinton and ...

I-Newswire.com (press release) - The Letterbox Club - Four schools were involved in the Letterbox Club, which is run by a steering group including members from the University of Leicester School of Education, the ...

This is Leicestershire - Dr Abdul Kalam, an eminent scientist, met Leicester University's space scientists and learned of their links to the Indian space agency. He met them when a delegation from Leicester went to Punjab as part of the Lord Mayor's Foundation Mission to Punjab. Earlier this year, a four-strong delegation of space experts from Mumbai and Bangalore spent...

This is Leicestershire - I would get in." Chris Higham, president of Leicester University Students' Union, finished his degree last summer. "Those figures do not come as a surprise to me," he says. "The average student loans are 3,000 a year. Add an overdraft of about 2,000 and then credit card spending and 15,000 is very achievable. "I can't see how debt like this can ...

This is Leicestershire - in the community at a special celebration. The University of Leicester wants to say thank you to everyone who gives up their spare time to help others. Contact, the university's volunteer association, has 546 members who take part in schemes including running a playgroup for disabled children and helping pupils learn to read in schools.

International Reporter - German Findings of Black Holes match with Dr. Baldev's Theory - "Theoretical astronomers Melvyn Davies of Lund Observatory, Sweden and Andrew King of the University of Leicester, United Kingdom have an answer: "Our ...

This is Leicestershire - a prestigious ceremony. Shaun Delaney, 23, of Leicester University, won 500 and is one of five finalists in the Graduate of the Year awards. The accolade is for students who have made the most of their time at university. Shaun studied psychology while holding down three part-time jobs and helping Leicester Nightline, which provides an ear for...

This is Leicestershire - The University of Leicester Islamic Society has demonstrated that when it comes to faith and football, it is in a league of its own. The society recently received the accolade of best Islamic society of the year at a national event. Now the boys from the University of Leicester Islamic Society have gone ...

This is Leicestershire - airwaves This week. The station, based at the University of Leicester, aims to provide a mix of current affairs and music, plus interviews with bands like Brit Award nominees Kasabian. Programme controller Kate Riley said: "Being at university is not all about lectures and seminars, although they are very important, "It is also about getting as ...

New Scientist - Solar system may be exception not rule - Breaking News - Martin Beer, an astrophysicist at the University of Leicester in the UK, even these orbits are slightly more elliptical than Jupiter's and the planets lie fairly close to their stars. Beer and his colleagues are now arguing that the alien systems might not have formed in the same way as our solar system. It is possible that the hot-Jupiter...

Nucleic Acids Research - Cryptic promoter activity in the DNA sequence corresponding to the pim-1-5 UTR - plasmids were kindly provided by Dr A. Willis (University of Leicester, UK).

This Is Local London - Party for some years Robert graduated from the University of Leicester reading politics in 2003. His specialisations have included Politics and Policies of the European Union as well as British, Irish, French, American and Arab World studies. And also at the Wimbledon Guardian And at Watford Observer And at the Wandsworth Guardian And Borehamwood Times

This is Leicestershire - John Benyon, professor of political studies at Leicester University said asylum applications peaked in 2002, at 84,130, fell to 49,405 in 2003 and now look set to fall further. Asylum applications are now lower than in 1995, when Mr Howard was Home Secretary.

Professional Security Magazine Online - Prof Martin Gill, of Perpetuity and the University of Leicester, talked about the need to understand the persistent offender. "We have a low knowledge base about criminal behaviour. We need to find out what offenders think and build our security on the back of that.â Prof Gill has interviewed offenders in prison and established their perception ...

BBC - Leicester - Faith - More drag than dragon? - the dragon-slaying knight... or is it? Leicester University historian Miriam Gill explains some of the confusion about the legend of St George: There are many stories about St George and the dragon, but most of them are set in a town that is being plagued by a dragon which has been poisoning the water supply. The only way the beleaguered ...

Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - Tracing Bhutan's ancestry - The collected blood samples were then sent to the Leiden University in Netherlands, the Leicester University and the Sanger University in the United Kingdom ...

This is Leicestershire - The University of Leicester's Islamic Society has netted a football trophy. It beat Salford University in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to win the national cup football tournament, which was held at Nottingham University. It is the latest award for the group, was named Islamic society of the year in February.

RedNova News - Space - After 10 Years, ERS-2's Mission Continues - states Professor David Llewellyn-Jones of the University of Leicester, Principal Investigator of ERS-2's ATSR and the equivalent Envisat instrument. "The difference in ERS-2 and Envisat overpass times of 30 minutes is providing opportunities for investigating diurnal variations in land surface temperature. This is important in the context of soil ...

GMTV - Stalking nightmare - The University of Leicester and the Network for Surviving Stalking are embarking on the most comprehensive study of those affected by the crime in the form of ...

This is Leicestershire - events at Leicester University.

4ni.co.uk - Delegates arrive in Belfast ahead of Psychology conference - The keynote speaker on Saturday is forensic psychologist Dr Lorraine Sheridan, from the University of Leicester. Dr. Sheridan's ...

Scotsman - Mars Comeback Hopes for Beagle 2 Technology - Dr Mark Sims, from the University of Leicester, who chairs the Particle Physics and ... the UK and the recommended mission builds upon the heritage of Beagle 2 and ...

I-Newswire.com - Discovery of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator - Dr Masaaki Sakano, from the University of Leicester, will be presenting the discovery at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Birmingham on ...

New Scientist - Solar system may be exception not rule - Breaking News - to Martin Beer, an astrophysicist at the University of Leicester in the UK, even these orbits are slightly more elliptical than Jupiter's and the planets lie fairly close to their stars. Beer and his colleagues are now arguing that the alien systems might not have formed in the same way as our solar system. It is possible that the hot-Jupiter...

eGov monitor - London,UK - The Jodi Mattes Awards are co-ordinated by MLA in partnership with the Department of Museums Studies of the University of Leicester and the Museums Computer ...

EducationGuardian.co.uk - UK - The University of Leicester traces its academic pedigree back to 1921, and received its royal charter in 1957. Strong in teaching ...

EducationGuardian.co.uk - Neidle University of London Aubrey Newman >>>University of Leicester<<< Pauline Newman Prof John Parr University of Glasgow Prof Mark Peeps UCL Dr Benny Peiser John Moores University Lois Peltz Prof Michael Pepper Cambridge University Daniel Pomeranz Krummel Cambridge University Prof Andrew Pomiankowski UCL Tessa Rajak University of Reading Harry Rajak http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,9959,1463130,00.html

BBC NEWS | Election 2005 | Issues | Election fact check: Tackling the yobs - to many criminologists. Dr Adrian Beck of >>>Leicester University<<< says that increased policing is only one reason for falling crime, while target hardening and the falling value of consumer goods also contribute to lower crime figures. An increase in police numbers could well lead to increased reporting of crime, he added - which may explain the http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/issues/4460377.stm

Name: Masaaki Sakano, Dr. Affiliation: Dept. Physics & Astronomy Date (of the release): 08/04/2005 Field: Astrophysics (or Astronomy) Subject: "Discovery of Giant X-ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4423975.stm (BBC News Online) "Cosmic particle accelerator seen"

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7250 (New Scientist) "Enormous X-ray loop may blast out cosmic rays"

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3047 (Astronomy) "The Milky Way's central X-ray loop"

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000E5C51-0C88-1257-8C8883414B7F0000

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000E5C51-0C88-1257-8C8883414B7F0000&sc=I100322 (Scientific American) "Newly Discovered X-Ray Loop May Be Cosmic Accelerator"

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cosmology-05q.html (Space Daily) Discovery Of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints At Cosmic Particle Accelerator

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050410-090823-7452r.htm (Washington Times) "In the Stars: Nature's atom-smasher"

http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=142067&source=r_space (Red Nova) "RedNova News - Space - Giant X-ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/cosmic_particle_accelerator.html (UniverseToday) "Cosmic Particle Accelerator at the Centre of the Milky Way"

http://www.physorg.com/news3654.html (PhysOrg) "Giant X-Ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://eu.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16587 (SpaceRef Europe) "Discovery of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://asia.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=16587 SpaceRef Asia) "Discovery of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://universe.nasa.gov/press/2005/050408a.html (NASA) "Discovery of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints at Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

http://www.astron.sh.cn/yiwen/2005/yw050413-CosmicParticleAccelerator.htm (in Chinese)

http://www.grani.ru/Society/Science/m.87652.html (in Russian)

http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=174728 (KeralaNext) "Discovery Of Giant X-Ray Loop Hints At Cosmic Particle Accelerator"

AllAfrica.com - Africa ... Co-leader of the team, Professor Dick Aldridge of the Department of Geology at the University of Leicester, said they had been unable to scientifically And the Ancient Fossil's Name Was Nelson <http://allafrica.com/stories/200504180608.html>

Guardian Profile of Dean of Warwick Medical School http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/profile/story/0,11109,1462669,00.html

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in a cooking challenge. The head chef from >>>Leicester University<<< visited 14 students from Year 10 at English Martyrs School, Anstey Lane. The pupils, aged 14 and 15, are taking a vocational course called Future Pathways. They cooked under the watchful eyes of chef Ross Hearst and food technology teacher Jenny Tomlinson and their efforts were

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132691&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132428&contentPK=12243941

Company profile: Shield Security Consultants

http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=184107

Times of Malta - Valletta,Malta ... Ugo Mifsud Bonnici and three years ago he obtained a Master of Science degree in Security and Risk Management from Leicester University, with distinction. ...

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | The life stealers

Source: Guardian Unlimited

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1459673,00.html

Follow my leader - Sunday Times - Times Online

Mattingly, professor of Roman archeology at >>>Leicester University<<< and author of the definitive tome on Roman Africa - a man typical of the new breed of experts you'll find leading trips today. From South Georgia to St Petersburg, Everest to Ecuador, you can now travel the world with the world authority in charge. We've tracked down holiday-guiding

URL at source site: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2100-1571828,00.html

The Pioneer > Agenda

very, very extreme," Dr Julian Osborne, of the >>>University of Leicester<<<, told BBC News. "These are the brightest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang. "We are talking about relativistic expansion at 99.999 per cent of the speed of light. This is a domain that isn't accessible through any other route. Swift is exciting stuff," he explained

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05/05/05: THE ELECTION - ROUTLEDGE ON THE ROAD: THE CITY SAVED BY ... Mirror.co.uk - UK ... has Leicester done it? Professor Richard Bonney, director of the Centre for the History of Religious and Political Pluralities at the city's university, argues ...

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Role of multivitamins and mineral supplements in preventing infections in elderly people: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials -- El-Kadiki and Sutton 330 (7496): 871 -- BMJ

Source: bmj.com

URL at source site: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/330/7496/871

Role of multivitamins and mineral supplements in preventing infections in elderly people: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials -- El-Kadiki and Sutton 330 (7496): 871 -- BMJ

Source: bmj.com

S10 2JF, 2 Department of Health Sciences, >>>University of Leicester<<<, Leicester LE1 6TP Correspondence to: A El-Kadiki alia{at}elkadiki.fsnet.co.uk Abstract Top Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion References Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of multivitamins and mineral supplements in reducing infections in an elderly

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A feasibility study of signed consent for the collection of patient identifiable information for a national paediatric clinical audit database -- McKinney et al. 330 (7496): 877 -- BMJ

Source: bmj.com

Sciences, >>>University of Leicester<<<, Leicester LE1 6TP, 4 Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, 5 Sheffield Children's NHS Trust, Sheffield S10 2TH, 6 Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE Correspondence to: P A McKinney p.a.mckinney{at}leeds.ac.uk Objectives To

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The New Zealand Herald

Source: New Zealand Herald, The

in Oxford. John Williams, a lecturer at the >>>University of Leicester<<<, said soccer violence was rooted not only in male tribalism but also in an exaggerated notion of local and national pride. He wondered if the latest string of violence might be linked to European integration - that people felt swamped or alienated in a European Union where

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Source: This is Leicestershire

give a charity's drop-in centre a facelift. >>>University of Leicester<<< workers will be at the Multiple Sclerosis Society's therapy centre, in Freeman's Common, in the city, on Saturday. They hope to transform the centre's reception in one day. Centre manager Jo Grant said: "We rely on volunteers to collect parking donations on football match days to

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HSBC Shares Power Of Positive Attitude Bru Direct - Brunei Darussalam ... who holds Masters in Management and Organisational Learning from Lancaster University and Human Resource Management and Training from Leicester University. ...

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Britain, Germany Push For Dialogue With Islamic World Inter Press Service (subscription) - World ... in Berlin April 13-14 to explore new steps in that direction. The University of Leicester in Britain co-organised the conference. ...

http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=28319

Euro violence ruining Pele's 'beautiful game' New Zealand Herald - New Zealand ... John Williams, a lecturer at the University of Leicester, said soccer violence was rooted not only in male tribalism but also in an exaggerated notion of local ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10120724

GLOCOM Platform - Special Topics - Colloquium Source: GLOCOM

S., 1992. Science and Technology Museums, >>>Leicester University<<< Press: 19,29-33,45,48,51,85,90-91. Calkins N.A., 1980. Object - Teaching: Its Purpose and Province, Education, Boston, Mass: 165-172. Caygill M., 1985. The Story of the British Museum, British Museum Press: 3. Chadwick A.F., 1980. The Role of the Museum and Art Gallery in Community

http://www.glocom.org/special_topics/colloquium/20050411_iguchi_museum3/index.html

Teaching English is a passport to the world Source: Telegraph, The (UK)

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This is Leicestershire

in the world, with a population of 15 million. >>>University of Leicester<<< PhD student Matthew Adepoju believes hi-tech methods could hold the key to its development. He believes gadgets which provide a bird's eye view of how a city is growing can help officials map the city and plan more effectively. Matthew will present his study and recommendations

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Lebanon Daily News Online - Editorials Source: Lebanon Daily News Call for DNA database

http://www.ldnews.com/Stories/0,1413,139~10141~2812232,00.html

Race influences how we cope with cancer Source: News-Medical.Net

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=9185

Source: This is Leicestershire- Foundation Degree event

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Washington Times

Mission to Mars

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050411-120520-3348r.htm

Washington Times

Nature's Atom Smasher

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050410-090823-7452r.htm

EducationGuardian.co.uk | Higher | European quest to find life on Mars Source: Guardian Unlimited URL at source site:

http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,1455655,00.html

Guardian Unlimited | Life | European quest to find life on Mars Source: Guardian Unlimited URL at source site:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1455632,00.html

Race influences how we cope with cancer Source: Medical News Today: News

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=22581

MSN Health & Fitness - Multivitamins Won't Ward Off Infection in Elderly Source: MSN

http://articles.health.msn.com/id/100103451

Source: This is Leicestershire Swift Satellite

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Source: Observer, The (UK) Cancer study

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1456185,00.html

Also in:

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Source: This is Bristol Mars Mission

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'Whites Cope Better with Cancer Than Asians' Source: Scotsman.com

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4378777

The New Zealand Herald Mars mission

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=10119733

RedNova News - Space - Europe Plans to Go Back to Mars

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http://www.rednova.com/news/space/142514/europe_plans_to_go_back_to_mars/index.html

EducationGuardian.co.uk | Higher | Scientist calls for world DNA database Source: Guardian Unlimited URL at source site:

http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,1456705,00.html

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Newly Discovered X-Ray Loop May Be Cosmic Accelerator Source: Scientific American

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000E5C51-0C88-1257-8C8883414B7F0000

Leicester Mercury

Mars mission

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Technology News: Space: Robots To Spearhead the Search for Life on Mars Source: TechNewsWorld

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/spce/42145.html

UK Indymedia | Scientist calls 4 World DNA database Source: IndyMedia UK

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308918.html

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A dual-light reporter system to determine the efficiency of protein-protein interactions in mammalian cells -- Nasim and Trembath 33 (7): e66 -- Nucleic Acids Research Source: Nucleic Acids Research Service: Web Pubs

http://nar.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/7/e66

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Source: This is Leicestershire-Cancer study

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Source: WhatTheyThink.com

Casson, CEO Southern Lithoplate. Educated at >>>Leicester University<<< in England, Josh Goodin obtained his PhD in 1981. He worked as a scientist at Ciba-Geigy before joining DuPont (Stock Price Web Site Executives Related Articles Google) in 1985. His in-depth research experience on materials for the electronics industry, the flexographic

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Genetics Anniversary- call by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys

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BBC NEWS Cosmic particle accelerator seen

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Europe has lander goal for Mars Source: BBC Online

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Europe to Mars: See you soon Source: Science Blog: (Blogs)

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The Scotsman- Mars Mission

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New Scientist Breaking News Enormous X-ray loop may blast out cosmic rays

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This is Leicestershire Vitamin C Study

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Source: This is Leicestershire Identity theft study

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Times Online: Mars mission

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BBC NEWS Cancer diagnosis hits Asians hard

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EducationGuardian.co.uk European quest to find life on Mars

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Guardian Unlimited European quest to find life on Mars

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Journal of Turkish Weekly - Europe has Lander Goal for Mars - then and they will be critical," explained Dr Mark Sims, of Leicester University, UK ... scientists and industrialists were the lead partners in the Beagle 2 probe... Also at news.bbc.co.uk

Astronomy Magazine - The Milky Way's central X-ray loop - Masaaki Sakano of the University of Leicester, England, led the international team, which observed the Arches Cluster repeatedly using XMM-Newton as part of an ... Also at keralanext.com Also at news.bbc.co.uk

Estevan Lifestyles - Arts Department and a graduate degree from the University of Leicester, U.K. Her current body of work focuses on the dichotomy between the realities of contemporary farming and the nostalgic reminiscences of a rural based population. Through a series of large, high and low relief paper clay wall sculptures, she is examining human attachment ...

Guardian Unlimited - Robert Burgess, vice-chancellor at the University of Leicester, has been made the new chairman of the board of directors at Ucas. Also at Leicester Mercury

This is Leicestershire - conference on the Holocaust will be held at the University of Leicester. The conference is timed to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen. It will bring together experts in the field as well as people who experienced the Holocaust. Speakers will discuss issues including anti-Semitism.

This is Leicestershire - to an academic. Dr Sally Cunningham, from the University of Leicester's law department, said it could be difficult to classify if a motorist was guilty of careless or dangerous driving. She has carried out a two-year study analysing police files relating to all road deaths in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. Her findings showed...

This is Leicestershire - anniversary. The department of genetics at the University of Leicester is the only five-star rated genetics department in the country. Twenty years ago, staff at the department developed DNA genetic fingerprinting. To mark the anniversary of both occasions, an open day will be held this Saturday, from 11am to 4pm. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, ...

The Monitor Online - Kasibante is the Co-ordinating Chaplain, University of Leicester... Scotland on Sunday - Academic Urges Reform of Driving Offences - The University of Leicester lecturer said her research -- which examined police files relating to all road deaths in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and...

Xagena.it - Role of supplements in preventing infections in elderly people - Alexander J. Sutton, from the University of Leicester in the UK, have undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled study...

BBC News - Swift ready for Universe's worst - talking about the creation of black holes, for example - and the physics is very, very extreme," Dr Julian Osborne, of the University of Leicester, told the...

PhysOrg.com - Swift Mission Nabs Its First Distance Measurement to Star - partners, including Penn State; Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico; Sonoma State University in California; the University of Leicester in Leicester...

This is Nottingham - went to Trent College in Long Eaton and on to Leicester University, where he read economics with economic history. "The day after exams finished, I started in the business," he said. "Retailing offers an exciting challenge, because it is ever changing. "You have to think, decide and act at break neck speed???.and then pray to God that you're right.

This is Leicestershire - will take place from 2pm to 8pm on Monday, at Leicester University's Charles Wilson Building...

NHS Library for Health - Sutton from the Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester. What were the authors' objectives? To evaluate the effectiveness of multivitamins and mineral supplements in reducing infections in an elderly population. What was the nature of the evidence? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised, placebo controlled trials.

This is Leicestershire - O'Callaghan, Professor of paediatrics at the University of Leicester, said: "We are all very sad to see Peter retire. He has been a fantastic colleague and has worked incredibly hard for the benefit of children in Leicestershire. "In addition to the outstanding care he has given to the children and families, he has also published fundamental papers...

RedNova News - Health - Multivitamins Won't Ward Off Infection in Elderly - Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, and the University of Leicester, both in England. According to the study authors, the elderly are the fastest growing segment of the population in the developed world. And as people age, their chance of acquiring an infection increases. Older people are up to 10 times more likely to die of infection... and also at www.healthscout.com health.excite.com health.iwon.com www.reuters.com story.news.yahoo.com abcnews.go.com NutraIngredients.com

Science Blog - It Ain't What You Say, It's The Way That You Say It - Pulford and Professor Andrew Colman of the University of Leicester will be presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference at the University of Manchester today, Thursday 31 March 2005. Using an experiment involving participants who had to look at nine photographs of faces then work with each other to agree which e-fit type...

This is Leicestershire - The event will take place at Leicester University in the Charles Wilson Building on Monday April 11. To find out more, can call the event's co-ordinating team on 0116 252 7844.

This is Leicestershire - The astronomy and physics students from the University of Leicester have been chosen by the European Space Agency to join the competition. James Aldcroft, Richard Branch, Daniel Brandt and Keith Sprake will experience weightless conditions aboard the Novespace Airbus A300 Zero-G plane, while performing experiments. They are among 28 university...

Guardian Unlimited Football | News | Lost lives that saved a sport - Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University, is however still unsure about what actually took place on the terrace. Williams is probably the foremost authority on football culture in the Seventies and Eighties, and is a lifelong Liverpool fan. It was his direct knowledge of Anfield that made him sceptical then and now about...

NewsRx - A University of Leicester, U.K., scientist has been awarded almost Euro200,000 (about UKP130,000) by the European Union to help establish an international consortium for fertility research.

Forbes - Multivitamins Won't Ward Off Infection in Elderly - was not involved in the study, which was conducted by researchers at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, and the University of Leicester, both in England... and on MSN too and news.yahoo.com and HealthDay

This is Leicestershire - Fellow of the School of Historical Studies at Leicester University...

AsiaOne - The Electric New Paper Sports - of the Centre for the Sociology of Sport at the University of Leicester. 'His comments about Frisk fit into that area. They are aimed at subverting the authority of the referee; doing whatever it takes to get a result.' Uefa announced the hearing and a decision will be announced later today. This case is an unprecedented one in football...

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