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Stats on mitochondria

March 19, 2015
Last month the house of Commons voted in favour of mitochondrial transfer, here we look at the stats of these cellular power houses...

“Future economic success depends on future scientific success”

March 18, 2015
This year’s budget – the last of the current government – has seen Chancellor George Osborne announce several changes in the areas of research funding, scientific institute freedoms, and postgraduate...

From villain to hero

March 17, 2015
‘The dose makes the poison’ goes the adage, but could it be so for carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide? Could these notorious toxins be used for the treatment of complex...

Sophisticated laboratories and office space opened

March 16, 2015
New molecular biology laboratories and office space for growing biotechnology businesses, named the Bennet Building, were formally opened at the Babraham Research Campus. The building is part of a £44...

Wessex Water awarded for top scientific staff

March 13, 2015
Wessex Water has been awarded CPD Approved Employer by the Science Council to acknowledge the high quality of scientific staff testing water and ensuring that regulatory standards are met. Wessex...

The science of ‘dressgate’

March 13, 2015
White and gold or blue and black? That’s the question behind a record-breaking twitter storm – so which is it, and what can this tell us about the visual system?...

Using the force…

March 11, 2015
Dr Loren Picco is the founder of NanoDynamics, a spin-out of Bristol University aiming to revolutionise the world of Atomic Force Microscopy. Here he tells us how funding and mentoring...

Is it time to go public?

March 10, 2015
Mike King, an economist based at the National Physical Laboratory explores the benefits that working with a public research establishment can bring for companies.

New director for ITER

March 10, 2015
The ITER Council has appointed Dr Bernard Bigot as the next Director of the ITER Organisation. At a meeting held in Paris, ITER – a global collaboration project to build...

Top Drug Discovery Institutes fast-track new dementia treatments

March 9, 2015
The world’s largest dedicated dementia research charity – Alzheimer’s Research UK – has announced a £30 million Drug Discovery Alliance between Drug Discovery Institutes at UCL, the University of Cambridge...

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