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Personalised medicine? The keys in the bank

September 27, 2007
Biobanks are likely to be vital in the era of personalised medicine, but the sheer scale of the data involved presents many problems. The key to biobanking success, says Ben...

Coffee gives up its bitter secret

September 26, 2007
It may be vital for that early morning pick-up, but scientists now think that caffeine is not responsible for your coffee’s bitter taste.

Plastic fantastic

September 25, 2007
The provision of a safe, plentiful alternative to donated blood has come a step closer recently thanks to pioneering work at the University of Sheffield, as transfusion scientist Barry Hill...

Award for ethical science

September 24, 2007
Researchers using brain scanners to develop methods of replacing invasive experiments on laboratory animals have won an ethical science award from non-animal medical research charity, the Dr Hadwen Trust.

Leading the way in chemical instrumentation

September 21, 2007
One company, Beckman Coulter, Inc. can claim to have contributed more to this field than most competitors. Andrew Mark looks at what it has achieved.

Sugar intake key to obesity

September 21, 2007
It may not sound like a discovery to stop the presses, but scientists say the finding that eating more sugar is associated with obesity is an important one.

Was Newton beaten by 250 years?

September 19, 2007
The history books may need to be re-written according to a new finding which suggests Newton was not responsible for the development of calculus.

It only takes one

September 19, 2007
The term “biological invasion” conjures images of plagues of locusts destroying all in their path - but new research suggests that all it takes to cause such an intrusion is...

Genes control lonely hearts

September 19, 2007
Many people have felt the odd pang of loneliness – but now scientists think it could be all down to our genes.

Drug detection is on the money

September 19, 2007
A research team claims they have made life for drug dealers harder by examining the amount of drug contamination in banknotes across the country.

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