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Is allergy a cruel evolutionary throwback?

July 7, 2008
Just as hay fever season kicks off in earnest scientists have discovered how evolution may have lumbered humans with allergy problems.

Can Science Feed Africa?

July 4, 2008
A new £2.8 million study will bring together researchers from medicine, plant science, ecology, social policy and the environment to focus on preventing future food crises in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Consolidate with confidence

July 3, 2008
Keeping up with the demands of a modern pathology lab can be a real challenge. Could the key be consolidation of analyses? Carla Deakin gives us the view from the...

Stem cell breakthrough closes gap between mouse and human studies

July 2, 2008
Scientists have shown for the first time that embryonic stem cells are able to self-renew without the natural chemicals that scientists have so far used to maintain them and grow...

Science gets in the festival spirit

July 2, 2008
For all those that didn’t make this years Cheltenham Science Festival, our girl on the ground Leila Sattary gives us the catch-up.

Plastic, plastic everywhere…but not a drop to drink

July 1, 2008
Life in today's modern world would not be possible without plastic, but some of the by-products of its manufacture are far from environmentally friendly. Here we learn how to determine...

New skills plan for UK biosciences

June 27, 2008
The UK’s first skills plan for bioscience has been launched mapping out exactly what skills bioscience employers need to be more productive and competitive, and how these skills will be...

Men and chocolate – both have a grey old time

June 27, 2008
Greying with age isn’t always a bad thing – both men and chocolate may lose their looks over a number of years but arguably this does not detract from their...

Space penetrator a smashing success

June 27, 2008
Scientists have been smashing their instruments into the Welsh countryside in preparation for future planetary space missions.

Dissolving glass stimulates bone growth

June 27, 2008
Scientists from Imperial College London are developing a new form of glass, which can dissolve inside the body releasing calcium stimulating bone growth.

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