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Cambridge set for bioscience boost
Added: 19 Jan 2015
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has invested £44 million in deve…
Randox unveils £161m Science Park
Added: 15 Jan 2015
Medical diagnostics firm Randox intends to build a £161 million manufacturing and R&D facility in C…
Gene study targets heart failure
Added: 14 Jan 2015
A study conducted by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) has revealed the gene mutations r…
UK-China stem cell projects announced
Added: 13 Jan 2015
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) have…
Scotland secures £15m genome investment
Added: 12 Jan 2015
Experts from the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow will partner with genome sequencing firm Ill…
Experts pioneer universal snake-bite antivenom
Added: 12 Jan 2015
A team of researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been awarded funding …
'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…
