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New EMBL tissue biology centre to open in Barcelona

May 26, 2017
The Spanish Government and EMBL, the life science research facility, have agreed to open a new site dedicated to tissue biology and disease modelling.

£10m boost for animal science

May 25, 2017
A multimillion pound investment will enable Roslin Technologies Ltd to improve farmed animals’ health and raise agricultural productivity.

Exoplanet research uncovers simple atmosphere

May 24, 2017
Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered a primitive atmosphere around a ‘warm Neptune’.

Ocean conservation requires new Hippocratic Oath

May 23, 2017
An international group of marine scientists have called for a Hippocratic Oath to protect the oceans, similar to that which doctors take before practising medicine. The scientists say this oath...

Boost for graduates seeking upskilling

May 22, 2017
The Science Council is offering new resources to help science students on their placement years. The Council’s Working Towards Registered Scientist (RSci) programme will assist graduates from university science courses...

European data accelerator launched

May 19, 2017
A new European-funded project aims to bring together businesses and start-ups to meet current data challenges faced. The project, Data Pitch, will provide up to 50 European start-ups and SME’s...

Battery and self-driving vehicle research to begin in Warwick

May 18, 2017
The government have announced a wave of funding for both high energy battery research and an autonomous vehicle research project at the University of Warwick. The BMW group will lead...

Breakthrough in transistor production could revolutionise electronics

May 15, 2017
Researchers in Dublin have created nanometre-thick film transistors entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials, opening up a wide array of potential future applications.  Using standard electronic printing techniques, graphene flakes were combined...

Carbon capture and storage project receives boost

May 12, 2017
The University of Sheffield has secured funding of more than £6m to develop its carbon and storage research for another five years.

Protein storage and transportation breakthrough

May 11, 2017
Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Newcastle have created a new method to ensure vaccines can be stored and transported without refrigeration.

Protein enables scientists to convert skin to blood vessels

May 10, 2017
A molecular switch has been identified that converts skin cells into cells found in blood vessels, raising hopes of aiding heart disease sufferers.

Pac-Man like CRISPR enzymes discovered

May 9, 2017
New CRISPR enzymes have been found that could be used as sensitive detectors for infectious viruses.

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