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£40 million for a biomedical engineering centre

August 21, 2015
Imperial College London has received £40 million from Michael Uren and his foundation to build a biomedical engineering centre. The Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub – named after its...

One night of sleep loss alters clock gene expression

August 21, 2015
Gene expression that control biological clocks in cells throughout the body is altered after losing a single night of sleep suggests new research at Uppsala University. By using molecular analysis...

New molecule explains earthworm digestion mystery

August 20, 2015
A newly identified molecule in the gut of earthworms allows them to digest plant material a new study suggests. An international team of researchers led by the Imperial College London...

Mosquitoes smell before they eat

August 19, 2015
Biologists have discovered that mosquitoes use their sense of smell to find food. A research team at the University of Washington used odour stimulus and discovered that mosquitos employ a...

Universal gravity constant confirmed

August 14, 2015
After a decades-long study of a distant pulsar – pulsating radio star – physicists say they have confirmed that gravity is constant across the Universe. Astronomers led by the National...

Launch of major space facilities

August 14, 2015
Two major new space facilities – the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) Space’s R100 building – have opened at the UK Space...

Brain implant controls neurons

August 13, 2015
Scientists led by the Washington University School of Medicine have developed a brain implant which allows wireless control of brain cells. Soft ultra-thin materials were used to create a remote...

Chemical Probes Portal

August 12, 2015
New website – Chemical Probes Portal – has been launched to help researchers choose better quality research tools and avoid errors in biomedical research. The new site aims to predict...

Brain shape and genetic ancestry linked

August 10, 2015
A strong relationship has been found between the shape of the cerebral cortex – the brain’s outer layer of neural tissue – and genetic ancestry. A research team at the...

£3.7 million for diet and health research

August 7, 2015
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) and a consortium of 14 food and drink companies have announced funding of £3.7 million for diet...

Funding for food supply research

July 31, 2015
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have announced funding of over £4 million to improve food supply sustainability. The funding has...

Solar energy storage taken to next level

July 30, 2015
Chemists at UCLA have developed technology that can store solar energy for up to several weeks rather than for a few microseconds. Inspired by the way plants generate energy, the...

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