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African biopharma Minapharm receives up to £12m-plus to advance Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine

August 30, 2026
News
African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group is to receive up to $16.5m (£12.2m) from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance development of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, as...
Life Sciences
biologics, Biology, Drug development, Infectious disease, Virology
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Poultry sector structure ‘key’ to resilience against avian flu says research

August 30, 2026
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The structure of Great Britain's poultry industry could play an important role in its resilience to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), alongside biosecurity measures taken at individual farms, according to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, biosecurity, Infectious disease, pathogens
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Python becomes first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment

August 22, 2026
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A 15-foot python at Chester Zoo has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Oncology, Translational medicine, Veterinary science
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Icelandic fish offer clues to how aquatic life adapts to warming waters

August 2, 2026
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Fish that have adapted to naturally warm geothermal waters in Iceland display distinct physical, behavioural and genetic differences from members of the same species living in cooler environments, according to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Physiology, Zoology
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Addressing the rheumatic disease diagnostic gap via the lab

July 30, 2026
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Early intervention benefits the treatment of rheumatic condition. Too often, delays are caused by lack of access to sophisticated testing procedures, says Tara Bruner. That is where laboratories can make...
Life Sciences
Biology, Medical/Health, Rheumatoid arthritis
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Newborn calf blood tests could help improve Johne’s disease surveillance

July 26, 2026
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Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have shown that antibodies against Johne's disease can be detected in newborn calves after they receive colostrum from their mothers, a finding that...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biology, Veterinary science
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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: digital expansion, new build, tech collab, new markets, financing…

July 16, 2026
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The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative has expanded its national digital pathology network to 15 hospital sites following the addition of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The platform enables...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Acquisitions, Biology, Medical/Health, R&D
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Genomic study sheds light on ‘Typhoid Mary’ carriers

July 12, 2026
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Researchers have carried out the first large-scale genomic study of enteric fever carriage in England and Wales, revealing that the risk of unknowingly spreading the disease appears to depend more...
Life Sciences
Biology, Epidemiology, Genomics, Pathology
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Heavy metal stress impacts fungi/plant relationships

July 12, 2026
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Heavy metal pollution can alter the relationship between trees and the fungi that support them, according to research from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), offering new insights into how forests respond...
Earth & Environmental, Chemistry
Biology, Mycology
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International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation

June 28, 2026
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A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biology, Genetics, Zoology
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