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Sharp rise in skin and liver cancer across England

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B and C are the main causes of liver cancer.

3D printing reveals the power of shark skin

Posted in Science on 15th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have used a 3D-printed model of shark skin to show how tooth-like scales help the predators to cruise efficiently.

iPhone app tells you if you have skin cancer in seconds

Posted in Medicine on 10th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

You can't beat cancer if you don't know if you have it or not. Fortunately, there's an app that can detect if you have skin cancer.

Human skin grown in lab 'can replace animal testing'

Posted in Science on 27th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Skin grown in the laboratory can replace animals in drug and cosmetics testing, UK scientists say.