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• Capturing living cells in micro pyramids
• Scotch tape finds new use as grasping 'smart material'
• 'Obese but happy gene' challenges the common perception of link between depression and obesity

Capturing living cells in micro pyramids Posted: 21 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST Imagine a field full of pyramids, but on a micro scale. Each of the pyramids hides a living cell. Thanks to 3-D micro- and nano-scale fabrication, this is possible and there are promising new applications in the offing. One of them is applying the micro pyramids for cell research: thanks to the open 'walls' of the pyramids, the cells can interact.

Scotch tape finds new use as grasping 'smart material' Posted: 20 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST Scotch tape, a versatile household staple and a mainstay of holiday gift-wrapping, may have a new scientific application as a shape-changing "smart material."

'Obese but happy gene' challenges the common perception of link between depression and obesity Posted: 20 Nov 2012 05:47 AM PST Scientists have uncovered evidence that the gene FTO – the major genetic contributor to obesity – is associated with an eight per cent reduction in the risk of depression.

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