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Real time tracking could slash millions from bill for lost NHS lab samples

August 2, 2024
News
Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammoth annual bill for lost lab samples.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Policy
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Smart spoon ‘restores’ dementia sufferers’ taste buds

July 29, 2024
News
Loss of taste is one of the many symptoms of dementia and one that not only impacts sufferers’ quality of life but can have serious implications for their health.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pathology
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Research reveals misbehaving genes in healthy humans 

July 28, 2024
News
So-called ‘gene misbehaviour’ within the bodies of healthy human beings is far more widespread than previously supposed, suggests findings from a new study.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology
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Baby camels identified as key factor in animal to human MERS virus transmission 

July 28, 2024
News
Young camels have been identified as a significant contributor in exposing humans to the potentially deadly MERS-CoV virus.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Environment, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology, Zoology
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PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death

July 21, 2024
News
It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory project into a workable industrial venture.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Materials, Policy
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Blood thinner threatens to take the sting out of cobra’s deadly bite

July 21, 2024
News
CRISPR gene editing technology has enabled scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to identify a popular blood thinner as a potential cheaper antidote to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Haematology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Pistoia initiative seeks to counter slow take-up of animal free testing

July 13, 2024
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More than three quarters of R&D respondents to a new survey by the global Pistoia Alliance say they do not use in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, it has...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Forensics, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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RSB and Pirbright launch new biorisk professional registration scheme

July 13, 2024
News
The Royal Society of Biology and the Pirbright Institute have launched a new professional registration scheme for specialists in biorisk.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Health & Safety, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Virology
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Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

July 12, 2024
News
Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-known chemical weapon to foil predators.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Zoology
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Vallance assumes key science ministerial role

July 7, 2024
News
Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administration as the new minister of state for science.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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