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'Beer eating' bacteria could aid health
Added: 9 Jan 2015
A study led by scientists in the UK and US has revealed how a certain type of bacteria has evolved …

Experts discover new antibiotic
Added: 8 Jan 2015
A team of researchers from Northeastern University in Boston, US has discovered a new antibiotic, k…

Brain scans may predict "future failure"
Added: 7 Jan 2015
A study published today in the journal Neuron suggests that data taken from brain imaging technolog…

Device enables ultra-fast laser-beam steering
Added: 7 Jan 2015
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol and the University of Dundee has engineered an…

Oxford begins Ebola vaccine trials
Added: 7 Jan 2015
Scientists at Oxford University are commencing initial safety trials of an Ebola vaccine which has …

Cancer-promoting gene could explain 'paradox'
Added: 6 Jan 2015
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have uncovered a cancer-promo…

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…