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Life sciences lab opens in Bristol
Added: 6 Oct 2014
Sir David Attenborough has today opened the University of Bristol’s new life sciences building.
Drug test to 'speed up' discovery
Added: 6 Oct 2014
University researchers devise novel method to improve the drug discovery process, a new study has f…
£125m funding for UK bioscience
Added: 3 Oct 2014
Funding boost will help support the training and development of 1,250 PhD students within the UK li…
Nanoparticle attraction key to forensics
Added: 2 Oct 2014
Chemical attraction is fundamental in discovering previously undetectable fingerprint marks, new re…
Scientists develop 'cure' for blindness
Added: 1 Oct 2014
Stem cell discovery could lead to better treatments for blindness, new research suggests.
Gene test 'could prevent cancer'
Added: 1 Oct 2014
Offering younger people diagnosed with bowel cancer a new genetic test could be cost effective and …
Engineers devise rapid drug screen
Added: 30 Sep 2014
MIT engineers have devised a novel technology for rapidly testing drug-delivery vehicles in zebrafi…
New molecule boosts stem cell therapy
Added: 18 Sep 2014
Stem cell transplants could be revolutionised through the combination of a newly discovered molecul…
Stem cell 'first aid kit' discovered
Added: 18 Sep 2014
Researchers have shown how stem cells communicate with other cells to help modify damaging immune r…
Chemists 'clear' fracking of water pollution
Added: 16 Sep 2014
Contamination of groundwater near US shale sites was caused by well failures rather the hydraulic f…
Scientists develop artificial 'biospleen'
Added: 14 Sep 2014
Novel blood-cleansing device inspired by the human spleen is designed to filter bacteria, fungi and…
Scientists break stem cell barrier
Added: 12 Sep 2014
Human stem cells have been reset to their earliest developmental state in the lab, according to new…
Mass spec facility unveiled in Manchester
Added: 11 Sep 2014
George Osborne has joined Waters chief executive officer Doug Berthiaume to mark the opening of the…
£60m graphene centre announced
Added: 10 Sep 2014
George Osborne has announced plans to build a second graphene research centre at the University of …
'Zombie bacteria' key to drug therapy
Added: 8 Sep 2014
The ability to faithfully copy genetic material and distribute it equally to daughter cells is fund…
Stem cell breakthrough announced
Added: 29 Aug 2014
Advancing the production of stem cells could dramatically improve the ability to treat disease, new…
Protein family 'tethers' HIV
Added: 27 Aug 2014
US scientists reveal how protein family can block the release of viral infections, according to res…
'Stepping stone' spinal cord tissue grown
Added: 27 Aug 2014
UK scientists grow ’seed’ of spinal cord in the lab for the first time, new research suggests.
Cancer survival in England 'improving'
Added: 26 Aug 2014
Improved survival results point to better early stage diagnosis of several types of cancer, Public …
Theorists create 'ultimate camera pixel'
Added: 22 Aug 2014
The effect of superradiance could be reversed to create a device capable of drawing-in light ultra-…
