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Human beings are made to be hunter-gatherers, which means the body works best if it is starved for short periods, because food was scarce for our caveman ancestors.The team now wants to recruit 105 women to take part in the six-month study.

All volunteers need to be aged 30 to 45 and have a history of breast cancer in the family.

They should also have gained at least 1.5 stone since the age of 21.

If the six-month study proves successful it will be extended.

The researchers then hope to promote it as an "anti-breast cancer diet".* Anybody interested in taking part should visit www.genesisuk.org or contact Mary Chapman at Withington Hospital's family history centre on 0161 611 3958 or mary.chapman@smtr.nhs.uk.Submit your comments © Copyright 2006 Manchester Evening News.

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Damian, 35, said: "It's a fantastic opportunity to break down the barriers that surround science." Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Judges for the heat included Vivienne Parry, science journalist and TV presenter, and Prof Sir Martin Evans, director of the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University.

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