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Waste produces 500L of bioethanol a day
Added: 5 Jan 2015
A project designed to produce biofuel from food industry waste has been developed in Mexico.
Lab creates human embryonic cells
Added: 24 Dec 2014
A team of scientists has created human primordial germ cells (PGCs) in the lab for the first time.
Scientists speed synthetic chemicals creation
Added: 24 Dec 2014
A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and Harvard Medica…
Centres revealed for 100,000 Genomes Project
Added: 22 Dec 2014
NHS England has announced which 11 genomic medicine centres (GMCs) will play host to the revolution…
Ibuprofen "unlikely" to expand human lifespan
Added: 19 Dec 2014
Expert claims ibuprofen use is unlikely to extend a human’s lifespan, though its use was beneficial…
53 existing drugs block Ebola, researchers find
Added: 17 Dec 2014
According to new research, a rapid drug screen has identified over 50 existing drugs which could be…
Lithium-sulphur battery given graphene boost
Added: 16 Dec 2014
Engineers have designed a cathode for lithium-sulphur batteries which features a thinly wrapped she…
Ebola spread-prevention urged, despite evidence
Added: 16 Dec 2014
A new research article suggests that men in recovery from Ebola should not have unprotected sex for…
Nanosensor promises rapid drug screen
Added: 15 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have engineered a nanoparticle-based sensor …
Photon control could lead to 'quantum internet'
Added: 15 Dec 2014
According to a new study, researchers in Holland have managed to control the emission of photons.
'Exotic' virus replication mechanism discovered
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Utah have discovered a ’likely and exotic mechanism’ which could e…
Scientists map DNA 'looping' within humans
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Revolutionary new research has revealed how the human genome folds into an almost limitless variety…
Big data project to capture MS experience
Added: 11 Dec 2014
Researchers will utilise big data analysis to track the lives of those living with multiple scleros…
Food ingredient 'prevents weight gain'
Added: 10 Dec 2014
Scientists at Imperial College London (ICL) and the University of Glasgow have created a food ingre…
'USB stick' could revolutionise gene sequencing
Added: 8 Dec 2014
Newly developed nanopore DNA sequencing technology could be used to diagnose infection and detect d…
3D nanostructures "done in your garage"
Added: 8 Dec 2014
Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a low-cost lithography techniq…
Text messages "could prevent strokes"
Added: 5 Dec 2014
Text messaging prevents one in six people from forgetting to take their medication, a study has fou…
Maths model could ‘improve nuclear safety’
Added: 5 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Leeds have created a mathematical model that predicts how stalagmi…
Drug "may partially relieve" spinal injury
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Scientists in the US have developed a drug that could lead to a revolutionary new class of spinal c…
£5.9bn for science, says Chancellor
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Chancellor George Osborne has today used his Autumn Statement to allocate £5.9 billion of capital f…
