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Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of ageing

February 5, 2013
Feature
Damage to the DNA is a leading cause of ageing-related diseases and cancer. Recently, two EU projects, CodeAge and aDDRess, were initiated to find out more about the underlying molecular...
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Life science boosted with venture capital fund

February 4, 2013
News
Rock Spring Ventures will launch a £50 million venture capital fund to invest in life science companies spun out of UK universities. The fund aims to provide ‘mission-related investment’ to...
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Is space trade the first step to colonisation?

February 1, 2013
Insight
The era of humanity’s presence in space is entering a new dawn. Until now we have looked to the heavens with wonder in our eyes – now it seems as...
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Richard Robinson on directing the Brighton Science Festival

January 30, 2013
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Richard Robinson, director of the Brighton Science Festival gives us an insight into setting it up... Why start a science festival in the first place?Of all the things to celebrate,...
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Ensuring ideas don’t become lost property

January 29, 2013
Feature
 Intellectual Property laws don’t have to be tricky to understand, and for a truth-seeking scientist, this knowledge is increasing important. Here, the Intellectual Property Office demystifies IP and talks through...
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A fairy tale for modern medicine

January 24, 2013
Feature
Stephen Harrison highlights the “Cinderella” gases that have a range of applications in medicine and drug discovery but often go unnoticed... At the mention of medical gases, the first products...
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Is it time to give up on the panda?

January 22, 2013
Feature
The endangered giant panda has long been the poster boy of conservation campaigns, but scientists are divided about whether the money currently invested into its survival can be justified. Should...
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A scientific New Year’s resolution

January 17, 2013
Insight
The modern paradigm of ‘Big Data’ is all well and good – but does harvesting it leave room for inspiration? Russ Swan would like us all just to slow down...
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Chemistry resolves carbon nanotube safety fears

January 17, 2013
News
Safety fears about carbon nanotubes - due to their similarity to asbestos - have been resolved following research, conducted at University College London, which revealed that reducing their length removes...
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Solving the fusion puzzle

January 15, 2013
Feature
Completing a complex 4,000-piece ‘jigsaw puzzle’ inside the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion experiment in Oxfordshire has enabled European researchers to plot the next steps in developing the ultimate energy...
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