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Software company receives CRISPR funding

March 11, 2016
News
Desktop Genetics Ltd and the Epigenetics Unit at Imperial College London have received a £300,000 grant to develop specific CRISPR editing.
Life Sciences
Medical Diagnostics
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British scientists win neuroscience prize

March 7, 2016
News
A trio of British scientists have won the world’s largest prize for brain research, awarded by the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation in Denmark.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Ebola still affects survivors after they recover

February 25, 2016
News
With Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey hospitalised after complications with her recovery from the infection, US scientists are to present results suggesting Ebola survivors’ brains can still be affected at least...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology
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Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions

February 11, 2016
News
Antarctic fungi have spent 18 months on the ISS, managing to survive under Mars-like conditions.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Biophysics, Botany
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Food allergies better understood

February 10, 2016
News
Scientists have taken a step closer to explaining food allergies, especially those in children.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Food & Beverage, Immunology
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New method to control bee parasite

February 9, 2016
News
A way to control a parasitic mite that is responsible for the dwindling number of bee colonies worldwide has been discovered.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Earthworm threatens diversity

February 8, 2016
News
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Soil Science
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New breakthrough in crop science

February 5, 2016
News
A gene amplification method has been shown to be successful at analysing the development of transgenic crops, enabling easier investigation of gene uptake.
Life Sciences
Botany, Developmental Biology
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Antidepressants double suicide risk in children

February 4, 2016
News
Children and teenagers who take one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants have a doubled risk of depression and suicide, a team of Danish researchers have found.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Chemical camouflage for deadly snake

February 2, 2016
News
Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every year have been found to use chemical camouflage to hunt prey and evade...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Zoology
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