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‘Stop Vivisection’ appeal rejected

June 4, 2015
News
After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsible for legislation – announced that a vivisection ban would not be applied. In a formal reply...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Policy
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£5 million for superbug research

June 4, 2015
News
Two teams of researchers have been awarded almost £5 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. The grant, awarded by the cross research council war cabinet on antimicrobial resistance, will be...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Flower cells in 3D

June 3, 2015
News
Scientists have developed a new low-cost method for high-resolution 3D imaging of plant cells. A research team at the University of Florida used optical-sectioning and 3D reconstruction and produced high-resolution...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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‘Stop Vivisection’ petition awaits reply

June 2, 2015
News
After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsible for legislation – will issue a formal reply on the 3rd June 2015. Their petition –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Policy
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Pollution and birth weight linked

June 1, 2015
News
Pollution levels have been found to affect birth weight in China. Scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center used weight data and discovered that during the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics
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Blood test can predict future breast cancer

May 19, 2015
News
Scientists have discovered that a method known as biocontour profiling can predict breast cancer.A research team at the University of Copenhagen used blood samples and found that metabolic profiling of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Oncology
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Biotech crowdfunding with bite

May 19, 2015
Feature
Crowdfunding is becoming de rigueur for many enterprising small businesses – but is it really a suitable financial solution for biotech? Steve Trim thinks so, and he has the success...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Just what colour is time?

May 14, 2015
News
New research suggests colour is a reliable sensory mechanism for telling the time of day. By constructing an artificial sky, a research team at the University of Manchester found that...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Physiology
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Biology gets the blues

May 12, 2015
Feature
The UK has an enviable legacy when it comes to biological research…but do we take it for granted?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Printed flowers unravel moth mystery

May 7, 2015
News
By using artificial flowers, ecologists have found that flower shape affects the foraging behaviour of hawk moths. A research team at the University of Washington used 3D printing to make...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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