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Electron microscope pinpoints position of single atoms
Added: 19 Feb 2015
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today unveiled a powerful electr…
New hope for asthma and allergy sufferers
Added: 19 Feb 2015
A 10-year epigenetic study has highlighted the potential to develop effective new treatments for pe…
GSK Ebola vaccine "well tolerated"
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Initial results from a trial using the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/ National Institutes of Health (NIH) E…
Winners of £20m biotech competition revealed
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Business secretary Vince Cable today announced the 23 winners of the £20 million Industrial Biotech…
Gene defect may explain cardiac death
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Researchers at the University of Oxford have made a chance discovery which could explain how a gene…
Water lab combats skills shortage
Added: 12 Feb 2015
Water firm United Utilities has invested £1.5 million in a new technical training centre located at…
Food dyes to improve product quality
Added: 11 Feb 2015
A team of researchers at Rutgers University, US is investigating whether common food dyes could act…
Joint venture deal for UK food agency
Added: 11 Feb 2015
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has entered into a joint venture with …
Build on UK research strength, academies urge
Added: 10 Feb 2015
The National Academies, comprising The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society, the British…
Future for genetic screening in employment
Added: 6 Feb 2015
A quarter of UK businesses would extend health screening into genetic testing to retain and attract…
AstraZeneca facility "a blow for modern science"
Added: 5 Feb 2015
Pharmaceuticals firm AstraZeneca has been given consent to build a new UK-based global R&D centre a…
Budget blood test for bowel cancer
Added: 5 Feb 2015
Irish scientists are developing a EUR€25 (£18) blood test for bowel cancer, which could save thousa…
£18 blood test for bowel cancer
Randox Laboratories | Added: 5 Feb 2015
Irish scientists are developing a EUR€25 (£18) blood test for bowel cancer, which could save thousa…
Chemical engineer wins Queen's prize
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Chemical engineer and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Robert Langer has today…
Engineers create artificial blood vessels
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Engineers at Shanghai University’s Rapid Manufacturing Engineering Center (RMEC) have created synth…
Government to support business-university collaborations
Added: 4 Feb 2015
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has announced a call for evidence to enable government to su…
Corrosion testing facility expanded
Added: 3 Feb 2015
Growing demand for asset life extension solutions in the oil and gas industry has led Intertek to i…
UK to establish three synthetic biology centres
Added: 29 Jan 2015
The UK government has announced investment of £40 million for three synthetic biology research cent…
X-ray project to enhance aircraft safety
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Engineers at the University of Southampton (UOS) and University College London (UCL) are developing…
Gone today, hair tomorrow
Added: 28 Jan 2015
Researchers at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, US have used stem cells to grow huma…
