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New UK phage centre unveils weapon in battle against TB deaths
Added: 14 May 2023
This week sees the official opening of the UK Centre for Phage Research, based at the University of…
Study points to key role for AI in fast tracking lung cancer treatment
Added: 14 May 2023
Artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier, concludes a study led by r…
Lab Innovations reports majority of exhibition space sold for 2023
Added: 14 May 2023
Trade show Lab Innovations says it has sold more than 84% of its exhibition space for this year, de…
Culture guffaws: Latin liberties and trends in taxonomy
Added: 8 May 2023
Latin may have been central to scientific taxonomy for centuries but it’s adapted well to modern in…
To have and to hold: NTU scientists get to grips with protein breakthrough
Added: 6 May 2023
Nottingham Trent University scientists say they have been able to isolate a single protein to study…
UKRI minimum stipend to rise to £18.6k for academic year
Added: 6 May 2023
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has said its minimum stipend for funded doctoral students’ living…
‘Robocarp’ makes splash with motion breakthrough
Added: 28 Apr 2023
A coil-powered robot fish designed by scientists at the University of Bristol could enhance underwa…
Bial Foundation €0.3 million prize seeks winner to follow mRNA pioneers
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Nominations have opened for one of Europe’s biggest health industry awards, Portugal’s €300,000 BIA…
Synthetic affinity reagents: new possibilities for diagnostics
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Fast and effective diagnostic testing is key to disease management but a challenge for antibody-bas…
Shared excellence
Added: 17 Apr 2023
The FAIRE grants scheme provides opportunity for researchers in 80 countries to publish their work …
Collaboration on life sciences – do we need the UK?
Added: 17 Apr 2023
Undoubtedly, yes, says Jan Wauters. The benefits to Britain and Europe are too great, he argues, an…
Wearable tech enhances potential for friends-based mental health support
Added: 15 Apr 2023
Wearable tech that shares data between small circles of close friends and relations could provide a…
Fragrance industry scents trouble from EU substance reclassification
Added: 15 Apr 2023
European Union changes to chemicals legislation are a potential threat to the substantial fragrance…
‘Life in the clouds’
Added: 3 Apr 2023
The growth of collaborative work and reliance on contract research organisations plus unprecedented…
US space science's $3 million lift-off for school STEM booster
Added: 3 Apr 2023
NASA has allocated more than $3 million (£2.42 million) to a number of higher education colleges ac…
Let’s talk about sex, maybe
Added: 30 Mar 2023
As the Natural History Museum hosts the first European display of Patagotitan, Brian J Ford revisit…
Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK
Added: 29 Mar 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened…
‘Ramp up diagnostic techniques or risk Avian flu spill-over’
Added: 26 Mar 2023
The co-founder of healthtech company Pictura Bio says the UK’s diagnostic testing capacity is not s…
World University rankings hat trick for Royal Veterinary College
Added: 22 Mar 2023
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has scored a hat trick of three consecutive first place entries …
Game Theory: Genotype
Added: 20 Mar 2023
Based on Mendelian genetics, Genotype is absorbing and challenging, say Dr Louise Robinson and Dr I…
