Hmmm.
Any science article that uses the word "boffins" is de facto bollocks, IMHO.
And while I know that citing Wikepedia is a bit lazy, all the same...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 13:46,
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lol this is The Register
all their stories are written with a decidedly tongue-in-cheek tone.
Here's one of their current headlines:
"Promiscuous slapper fruitfly sluts prevent mass extinctions"
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 18:37,
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