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Saturn

Titan may host non-water-based life

NASA's Huygens and Cassini missions have revealed that Saturn’s moon Titan may support non-water-based life. The missions provided invaluable data on chemical elements found on Titan, and Cornell scientists have been able to find a chemical trail that suggests that prebiotic conditions may exist there.
Obesity

Gut bacteria-based milkshake promises to reduce junk food and chocolate cravings

British scientists have come up with a new fibre milkshake that can switch off cravings for fast food, cakes and chocolates. The powder that is taken as a shake contains the fibre inulin-propionate ester and is based on a molecule produced by gut bacteria. This switches off that part of the brain responsible for high calorie cravings.

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