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WIN: Visions of Science

April 2, 2020
Produced by the Art in Research gallery – the first art gallery dedicated to scientific photography – this wonderful tome shows moments of beauty captured by researchers in their laboratory....

Small plankton bad for carbon sequestration

April 2, 2020
A study of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic suggest their cells are smaller than expected ­­–­ meaning a key weapon in the fight against excess carbon dioxide may not be...

Consortium to develop COVID-19 vaccine

April 2, 2020
University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19 have started screening healthy volunteers

Investment to map COVID-19

March 24, 2020
The government have announced a £20 million investment to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by using whole genome sequencing.

Seed funding for oncology drug developer

March 24, 2020
A biotechnology company focused on the treatment of cancer has announced an additional £1 million seed capital from new investor, LifeArc.

Medtech funding for implant company

March 24, 2020
A Newcastle medtech company has secured nearly £250,000 in funding from Innovate UK to further its research into the impact of genetics on implants.

Shining a light on diabetes

March 17, 2020
The complexity of glycogen storage diseases like diabetes means a reductionist approach just won't cut it. Here we learn how systems medicine could lead to symptom reduction and quicker detection

Does gene therapy put safety second?

March 15, 2020
The delivery of gene therapies relies almost entirely on viral vectors. So, when it comes to the production of these micro-delivery agents, you'd think safety would be a top priority…...

Breaking the mould with jellyfish

March 12, 2020
The study of cells has perhaps been the most impactful way we have developed modern medicine Here we learn why the source of collagen in cell culture has never been...

Space-bound human tissue

March 10, 2020
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness.

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