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As appeared in Portsmouth View, 13 January 2017    According to Google, Carmentalia was the two feast days of the Roman goddess Carmenta celebrated on 11 th and 15 th January. She was celebrated for her power of looking back into the past and forward into the future. Looking back there are many events in 2016 that people would rather forget. However, there is a lot of hope pinned to a better year ahead. Let us start with a little bit of Stargazing Live and celebrate Stephen Hawking’s 75 th birthday. The man is responsible for the public fascination with the universe. A team of scientists from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth are going to show the public their research into the universe at the event to be held in the Historic Dockyard on 31st January. Cosmologist Professor Claudia Maraston will be leading the Café Scientifique session on Tuesday 24 th January at Le Café Parisien. The free event sta...

There are a number of excellent science and environmental events in Portsmouth next week! Cafe Scientifique Portsmouth explores Lycopene, a red pigment from tomatoes and its role in cancer, with Dr Mridula Chopra. Cancer remains a challenge to prevent and treat. Cancer preventive agents from natural source are of interest as they pose minimal adverse effects. Several dietary components have been highlighted in this respect. Population based studies have shown that individuals consuming lycopene (pigment that gives red colour to tomatoes) containing foods show lower incidence of cancer. Dr Chopra, from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth, will talk about the mechanisms through which lycopene can inhibit the cancer related processes and relate this to the amount of lycopene that needs to be consumed and factors that can improve its bio-availability. She would also highlight other cancer preventive dietary components. Date: Tuesday 24 May...