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£5 million for drug development boost

September 25, 2015
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Cancer Research UK has announced £5 million to bring more cancer drugs to clinical trials. The funding has been awarded to Newcastle University’s Northern Institute of Cancer Research – collaboration...
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Dark matter distribution mapped

September 24, 2015
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New images reveal the amount of dark matter in the Universe and its distribution in distant galaxies. Astronomers led by Leiden University in the Netherlands used images captured by the...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Bees listed as top pollinators

September 23, 2015
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Bees are among the most successful pollinators according to researchers at the University of Bristol. The scientists measured insect visits and pollen deposition to all flower species on a heathland...
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Zoology
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Bats’ hunting signals revealed

September 22, 2015
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By using images derived from echolocation, researchers have discovered that bats use the changes in sound profile to locate prey. Scientists at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) used acoustic...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Graphene ‘relative’ discovered

September 21, 2015
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Scientists have found a new two dimensional material that resembles the structure of graphene. An international team of researchers led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) used...
Materials
Materials Science
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£16 million for Arctic Ocean change research

September 18, 2015
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NERC have announced funding of £16 million for Arctic ice cover research. The research programme – The Changing Arctic Ocean: Implications for Marine Biology and Biogeochemistry – will aim to...
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EP vote for extensive animal cloning ban

September 11, 2015
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The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban cloning of all farm animals. In a plenary session on 8 September, the Members of the EP banned not only the cloning...
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New human-like species found

September 11, 2015
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Anthropologists have discovered a new human-like species – Homo naledi – in the Rising Cave system in South Africa. An international research team led by the University of the Witwatersrand...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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£4.5 million EU funding for brain research centre

September 11, 2015
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As part of the 2015 Budget Tour of Wales, Finance and Government Business Minister – Jane Hutt – announced £4.5 million of EU funds will be used to develop a...
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First digital geological map of the world’s ocean floor

September 7, 2015
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Geologists have used geological data sets from ships to produce the world’s first digital map of the seafloor’s lithology. The map, produced by a team from the University of Sydney's...
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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GM insect control spin-out sold for $160 million

September 4, 2015
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Oxford University spin-out Oxitec – a company developing new ways of controlling insects and pests – has been sold for $160 million (£103 million) to a US synthetic biology company....
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MenB vaccination programme launched  

September 1, 2015
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A new vaccination programme has been launched today which offers children protection against meningococcal group B (MenB) infection. MenB vaccination – added to the NHS Childhood Immunisation Programme in England...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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