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The most detailed analysis of the human genome has been published by scientists

Personal genome service launched in UK

Added: 2 Dec 2014

Genetics firm 23andMe has announced the launch of its Personal Genome Service (PGS) designed to giv…

Test kits help determine DNA types in meat species

NMR spectrometer detects meat species

Added: 2 Dec 2014

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) has developed an alternative to DNA testing that can distingui…

CCS

Equation 'confirms' global warming/carbon emissions link

Added: 1 Dec 2014

Research conducted in the UK shows how global warming is related to the amount of carbon emitted.

running

Placebo boosts runners' performance

Added: 1 Dec 2014

Endurance runners’ race times have been improved by 1.2% after taking a ’performance boosting’ plac…

Ebola virus particles

Ebola test is 'six times faster'

Added: 1 Dec 2014

A 15-minute Ebola test funded by the Wellcome Trust is six times faster than similar tests currentl…

Ebola virus

GSK "encouraged" by Ebola vaccine results

Added: 27 Nov 2014

Phase 1 clinical trials of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Ebola vaccine was “well-tolerated” by the 20 vol…

Beer bottles

Compound combats side-effects of 'binge-drinking'

Added: 26 Nov 2014

Scientists at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new compound that could tackle the si…

The attached image shows a quantum chip, which will be used to miniaturise the atom traps by a facto

Quantum technology network launched

Added: 26 Nov 2014

The Quantum Technology Hubs network forms part of the government’s UK National Quantum Technologies…

Bacteria in Waste Water

Experts measure bacteria in wastewater purification process

Added: 26 Nov 2014

A research team in Luxembourg has succeeded in describing the complex relationships within a microb…

Inverted Microscope Created by Brunel University London Ph.D. Student

DIY microscope 'could save thousands'

Added: 26 Nov 2014

A university student has created his own high-tech inverted microscope using a cheap instrument pur…

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UK facility to bridge robotics gap

Added: 25 Nov 2014

The Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is launching an initiative to encourage and support the take …

Rethinking the Basic Science of Graphene Synthesis

Digital memory given graphene boost

Added: 25 Nov 2014

A team of scientists in the US has begun working on improvements to random access memory (RAM) tech…

GE develops brain imaging 'helmet'

Added: 24 Nov 2014

Scientists at GE Research are currently developing a wearable, high-resolution imaging ’helmet’ tha…

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Centre launched to tackle arthritis at work

Added: 24 Nov 2014

A research centre opening in Southampton will focus on the impact of musculoskeletal disorders in t…

Freeman tweet

Review speeds access to 'medical breakthroughs'

Added: 20 Nov 2014

Life sciences minister George Freeman will today discuss the success of the UK life sciences strate…

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Pathogen outbreak controlled by genome sequencing

Added: 20 Nov 2014

A pathogen outbreak at a hospital in 2011 was controlled by real-time genome sequencing, a new repo…

Two mirror-image domains (terbium in green, manganese in red, oxygen not shown) meet at a domain wal

Nanoscale 'reactor' produces new compound

Added: 19 Nov 2014

Dutch experts claim new compound could ’open the way’ to developing new nanoscale circuits.

Shewanella oneidensis Bacteria

Human waste fuel cells 'a step closer'

Added: 19 Nov 2014

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are a step closer to boosting the development of …

Antibiotics

Tackle antimicrobial resistance "from all directions"

Added: 18 Nov 2014

Resistance to last-line antibiotics continues to cause concern in Europe, says the European Centre …

Mexican wave

'Mexican wave' effect key to brain function

Added: 18 Nov 2014

Scientists have discovered the mechanisms that enable inhibitory neurons to “persuade” other brain …