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New research shines light on hominoid precursor

December 11, 2017
News
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thought.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

December 7, 2017
News
University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. Most causes of untreatable blindness occur from the loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Bees feeling blue for flowers

December 6, 2017
News
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered that flowers have nanoscale ridges that create a ‘blue halo’, when viewed at certain angles, that attract bees.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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Artificial blood wins investment

December 4, 2017
News
A UK life science company has been awarded a grant from innovation agency Innovate UK for a pioneering research project to develop artificial blood.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
News
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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Antibiotic-resistant genes discovered

November 30, 2017
News
Researchers have discovered previously unknown genes that make bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Google boss’ big vision for joined-up science

October 17, 2017
News
The CEO of Alphabet Inc – the parent company of Google – has announced a new post-doctoral fellowship programme with the goal of enhancing cross-disciplinary research.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Policy
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Speedy antibiotic resistance test developed

October 12, 2017
News
Researchers in California have significantly improved the speed of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria detection test.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Nobel Prize Medicine winners announced

October 2, 2017
News
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a trio of US scientists for their discoveries around the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythm.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Genetic influence on cancer mapped

September 20, 2017
News
A new method to map cancer genes and improve personalised cancer treatment has been built by Swedish researchers.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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