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First interactive model of human cell division

October 17, 2018
A team from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have created a protein map using a 4D computer model that allows real-time tracking of proteins during mitosis.The first interactive map of...

Net successfully snares space debris

October 15, 2018
For the first time human history, a satellite has been successfully used to capture a piece of space debris.The RemoveDEBRIS satellite, designed, built and manufactured by a consortium of leading...

A step towards mini accelerators for widespread use

October 15, 2018
UK scientists and engineers, working at CERN, have helped achieve a world first which could enable widespread use of particle accelerators in labs and hospitals around the world.In a paper...

Research institute map encourages collaborations

October 12, 2018
A European project aiming to encouraging new partnerships and collaborations has introduced a tool allowing users to access 1,000 research facilities across the continentThe European Commission funded MERIL-2 project has...

Wellcome warning for CRISPR gene editing research

October 11, 2018
The first formal study involving the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 has been welcomed by more than the usual CRISPR enthusiasts.The trial based in Germany and backed by US company Vertex Pharmaceuticals...

Harnessing AI to predict cancer evolution

October 10, 2018
A team from The Institute of Cancer Research have used artificial intelligence to predict how cancers will progress and evolve.The new technique, called REVOLVER (Repeated evolution of cancer), picks out...

Chemical safety project advances

October 9, 2018
An alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences has announcing a number of advances its Chemical Safety Library Service.The project, run by the Pistoia Alliance, captures,...

A light touch

September 28, 2018
Researchers at the European Graphene Flagship have designed a molecule that can reversibly undergo chemical transformations when illuminated with light. This molecule – a photoswitchable spiropyran– can be anchored to...

Laser chaos

September 27, 2018
To tame chaos in powerful semiconductor lasers, which causes instabilities, scientists have introduced quantum chaos. High-powered semiconductor lasers are used in materials processing, biomedical imaging and industrial research, but the...

Circadian mood link

September 26, 2018
In the largest genetic study of circadian rest-activity cycles in humans, scientists at the University of Glasgow have identified a possible genetic link between circadian disruption and mood disorders. The...

Anti-bac polymers created with light

September 24, 2018
Hundreds of polymers – which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways – can be produced and tested using light according to a team from the University of Warwick.Researchers from...

Link between brain trauma and degenerative brain disease revealed

September 21, 2018
A new study suggests that just a single traumatic brain injury can generate an abnormal form of the dementia associated protein tau.Published in the journal Brain, the study from the...

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