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£6m labs boost CCS research
Added: 13 Sep 2012
Exploring ways of storing CO2 deep underground will be the focus of research carried out by scienti…
Researchers grow nanowires on graphene
Added: 11 Sep 2012
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are commercialising GaAs n…
Skin cells transformed into embryonic Sertoli-like cells
Added: 7 Sep 2012
Using a stepwise trans-differentiation process, Whitehead Institute researchers have turned skin ce…
'Junk DNA' concept debunked by major study
Added: 6 Sep 2012
The most detailed analysis of the human genome suggests that more than 80% has an active biological…
Orthopaedic surgery to benefit from stem cell-powered implant
Added: 5 Sep 2012
Scientists are hoping to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implan…
Researchers pioneer world’s first HIV nanomedicines
Added: 4 Sep 2012
The project claims to be the first step towards taking nanomedicine options out of the lab and into…
Shedding light on fibre optic imaging
Added: 4 Sep 2012
An advance in fibre optic research could allow doctors to see inside some of the hardest to reach p…
Surface-sensitive spectroscopy
Added: 3 Sep 2012
The interaction between proteins and pharmaceuticals can now be analysed in detail.
Biosensor speeds up disease diagnosis
Added: 31 Aug 2012
Ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest RNA virus particle MS2, with a mass o…
£30m for biomedical engineering research
Added: 29 Aug 2012
The Wellcome Trust and EPSRC have announced the launch of a £30m initiative to find biomedical engi…
Microscope able to create images 100 times faster
Added: 28 Aug 2012
University of Leicester scientists have developed a rapid-scanning microscope with no loss of quali…
Universities collaborate on novel MS technology
Added: 23 Aug 2012
Purdue and Harvard University haved teamed up to develop new applications for desorption electrospr…
Nek9 identified as a key component in cell division
Added: 22 Aug 2012
A study has improved understanding of the first stages of cell division.
Scientists decode essential step in protein synthesis
Added: 20 Aug 2012
Researchers have revealed how a complicated set of proteins called TREX act as a passport for the t…
Seven steps to ‘billion dollar’ drugs
Added: 17 Aug 2012
A highly efficient method for making natural, hormone-like chemicals has been reported by Universit…
Glowing molecules shed light on biological processes
Added: 16 Aug 2012
Researchers have created fluorescent molecules that can be turned on and off to visualise activity …
Scientists use light to track genetic processes
Added: 14 Aug 2012
UT Dallas researchers have outlined how they used fluorescent molecules to monitor DNA looping.
Screening technique aids discovery of bacteria-resistant materials
Added: 13 Aug 2012
A process by which thousands of unique polymers can be screened has helped researchers identify a n…
Semiconductor device mimics properties of human fingertips
Added: 10 Aug 2012
The intricate properties of the fingertips have been recreated in what researchers hope will lead t…
Scientists identify evolutionary molecule
Added: 10 Aug 2012
Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified a molecule that could play a key role in ho…
