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China and UK collaborate on plant research

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Added: 17 May 2012

A centre of excellence is planned following a symposium between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and…

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Scientists identify protein that could help fight obesity

Cambridge University | Added: 14 May 2012

Scientists have identified a protein that regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain a…

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Biomimetic model could reduce animal testing

TAP Biosystems | Added: 14 May 2012

TAP Biosystems has teamed up with the Open University (OU) to develop a biomimetic 3D central nervo…

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Creating electricity from light and air

Leeds University | Added: 11 May 2012

Researchers are attempting to make electricity from electrodes coated in bacteria and using light o…

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Virtual lab gives students insight into genetics

Leicester University | Added: 11 May 2012

Academics are investigating whether virtual reality can be used to enhance learning of laboratory t…

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Nanoparticles deliver targeted antibiotic attacks

Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Added: 11 May 2012

MIT engineers have designed nanoparticles capable of delivering high doses of antibiotics directly …

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Carbon neutral laboratory to aid sustainable chemistry

Nottingham University | Added: 30 Apr 2012

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Nottingham University have teamed up to establish a Centre of Excellence …

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Measuring the implications of artificial life

Lancaster University | Added: 30 Apr 2012

Research seeks to inform a United Nations (UN) debate on whether to call a temporary halt to the re…

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Team solves 40-year-old FTMS problem

Warwick University | Added: 26 Apr 2012

Researchers have developed a computation which doubles the resolution, sensitivity and mass accurac…

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£5.6m awarded for development of light technology

St Andrews University | Added: 26 Apr 2012

St Andrews University has been awarded a £5.6m grant to develop new light technologies that are abl…

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Study aims to prevent infection in cardiac devices

York University | Added: 26 Apr 2012

Research led by scientists at York University has shed new light on how biofilms structures help th…

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Synthetic structure creates new path for drug discovery

Bath University | Added: 26 Apr 2012

An international research team has determined the structure of a new drug target in complex with a …

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Team solves 40-year-old MS problem

Added: 23 Apr 2012

Scientists at the Warwick University have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the …

Research team at Warwick University

Team solve 40-year-old MS issue

Added: 23 Apr 2012

Scientists at the Warwick University have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the …

Synthetic Structure

Synthetic structure creates new path for drug discovery

Added: 20 Apr 2012

The enzyme SHIP2 has attracted particular attention due to its role in the negative regulation of i…

Powerful, productive stirring system _ Radleys Dis

Radleys | Added: 11 Aug 2005

Powerful, productive stirring system _ Radleys Discovery Technologies (www.radleys.com) have introd…

An affordable solution for parallel synthesis

Radleys | Added: 21 Apr 2004

Holding 24 glass reaction tubes in a removable reaction block, this synthesiser facilitates rapid t…

Customer led manufacturing with Varidisk

Helapet Ltd | Added: 9 Apr 2004

Having recently introduced the concept of the Varidisk filter device, Helapet proves that there def…

Sediment no impediment to pure water

Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) | Added: 9 Apr 2004

Hydrology and earth surface processes researchers at Exeter study mechanisms behind sedimentation a…

Keyence catalogue a useful reference source

Keyence | Added: 9 Apr 2004

Full of ideas to improve productivity and quality, the Keyence catalogue not only provides product …