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Video feature: Uncovering the origin of zero
The Bakhshali manuscript is an ancient Indian mathematical manuscript written on more than 70 leaves of birch bark, found in 1881. It is notable for having a dot representing zero in it.
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British Heart Foundation awards £7.6 million to Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre
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New collaboration formed to discover drug targets for multiple sclerosis
Oxford University elects first female Savilian Professor
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Oxford launches statistical consultancy service
Quantum weirdness once again shows we're not living in a computer simulation
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New collaboration to tackle superbugs
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