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Lungs

AstraZeneca seals respiratory deal

Added: 30 Jul 2014

UK drugs firm announces the purchase of Spanish pharmaceutical company Almirall’s lung drugs busine…

Nanofoam

Scientists manipulate carbon nanotube growth

Added: 30 Jul 2014

US researchers have developed a new method to produce strong, lightweight materials with unique sur…

Organ-on-a-chip technology

Harvard to commercialise 'organs-on-chips' technology

Added: 29 Jul 2014

A newly formed private company is to accelerate the development of pharmaceutical, chemical and per…

Plastics bags

Scientists enhance bioplastics process

Added: 29 Jul 2014

Food waste method could dramatically enhance the way bioplastics are developed, new research sugges…

Plant mutants

Ancient chemistry in modern cells

Added: 29 Jul 2014

Parts of the ’primordial soup’ from which life originated are still in our cells today, according t…

Royal Academy of Engineering

Academy awards 'imaging' fellowship

Added: 25 Jul 2014

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) awards seven new fellowships to help scientists launch indep…

Group A Streptococcus Bacteria on Human Neutrophil

Scientists develop alternative to antibiotics

Added: 24 Jul 2014

Viruses could be used to destroy bacterial infections, according to new research.

HIV-infected H9 T Cell

Scientists cut HIV from human cells

Added: 23 Jul 2014

Removal of the HIV-1 virus from a person’s DNA could be the first step towards a cure for AIDS.

DNA View

Mitochondrial replacement therapy approval

Added: 22 Jul 2014

Government plans to legalise the use of new techniques to prevent mothers passing on serious mitoch…

Chemical compounds

Pharma firms to offer up compounds

Added: 22 Jul 2014

Seven pharmaceuticals companies are offering up their deprioritised compounds to UK researchers.

Helen Maddock

'Simulation' used to screen new drugs

Added: 21 Jul 2014

Modern technique could pave the way for an accelerated drug development process.

Pills

AbbVie secures £32bn Shire deal

Added: 21 Jul 2014

US drugs firm AbbVie has acquired Shire in a deal worth approximately £32 billion.

Blood cells cartoon

Bioreactor used to generate blood cells

Added: 21 Jul 2014

Bioreactor-on-a-chip system could be used to meet the global need for blood transfusions, new resea…

Researcher

Scientists map "most important" protein

Added: 21 Jul 2014

Understanding the secondary structure of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) could lead to the d…

Imperial College London

ICL to partner on big data lab

Added: 18 Jul 2014

Imperial College London (ICL) and Zhejiang University, China launch data science collaboration.

Minister launches antimicrobial "war cabinet"

Added: 17 Jul 2014

Newly appointed science minister Greg Clark will unite all UK research councils to help tackle anti…

New blood cells

Scientists turn stem cells to blood

Added: 17 Jul 2014

The ability to reliably and safely make all of the different types of cells in human blood is one s…

MRI scanner

Self-assembling nanoparticle targets tumours

Added: 16 Jul 2014

Protein coated nanoparticles could be used to help doctors diagnose cancer at an earlier stage, new…

David Willetts

Science minister leaves post

Added: 15 Jul 2014

Science and engineering bodies today hailed the work of departing Science and Universities minister…

BNG molecules

UK genome centre breaks ground

Added: 15 Jul 2014

Genome mapping technology used to improve the DNA make-up of wheat and improve global food security.