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UK company in $80M deal to develop West Nile vaccine

December 24, 2007
UK based vaccine company Acambis has announced the signing of an exclusive collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, for their ChimeriVax West Nile vaccine.

Mistletoe kisses are fine, but dont shake hands

December 21, 2007
We’ve all heard people say “I won’t kiss you, I’ve got a cold”. But new research warns that we may be far more at risk of passing on an infection...

Its a wrap!

December 21, 2007
A Mathematician has come up with a festive equation to help you with your last minute Christmas wrapping.

Making light work of cell sorting

December 21, 2007
Researchers at MIT have developed a new method for cell sorting that they say will make the process faster and cheaper and allow for new types of experiments.

Robots – why not?

December 20, 2007
If the UK is to maintain our position in the global economy, says Stirling Paatz, we shouldn't be asking 'why robots?' We should be asking 'why not?'

Attosecond light gets pulses racing

December 19, 2007
A discovery of a new way to manipulate light a million times more efficiently than before could open the door to a new sub-branch of photonics - the science of...

Image and imagination: overhauling the reputation of scientists

December 18, 2007
Scientists have long suffered from an image problem, a situation that doesn't help the uneasiness many people already feel about science and where it is heading. LabLit.com is trying to...

High tech textiles glow with the flow

December 17, 2007
As the nights close in, scientists have unveiled textile technology that could improve safety of cyclists, joggers and pedestrians on dark winter days.

Podcasts give microbiology updates on tap

December 14, 2007
They say that what is on your iPod can reveal a lot about you as a person. Well, if you want to be seen as a consummate water professional, then...

Out of fashion

December 13, 2007
The recent DoH announcement that the traditional white lab coat may be a source of infection transmission could sound the death knell for this unique symbol of the medical profession....

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