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Venomtech enters the US market

April 15, 2014
News
Venomtech – the UK’s only commercial venom supplier – has announced a US distribution agreement with Mayflower Bioscience, a distributor of unique life science research products. Under the agreement, Mayflower...
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Antidepressants affect aquatic life

April 15, 2014
News
The presence of antidepressants in our aquatic ecosystem is threatening wildlife, affecting its behaviour and biological make-up. A researcher from the University of Portsmouth has discovered that lower than expected...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Zoology
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Antimony batteries a possibility

April 14, 2014
News
Scientists probing new materials for batteries have succeeded in producing uniform antimony nanocrystals which could one day be used as alternative anode materials in high-energy-density batteries.These nanocrystals are able to...
Materials
Materials Science
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Quantum standard for amp achieved

April 11, 2014
News
A quantum standard for the ampere can now join the ranks alongside the volt and ohm thanks to research from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB). The research team – led by...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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A change of heart…in space

April 10, 2014
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Astronauts’ hearts become more spherical in space say NASA scientists, which could lead to cardiac problems in space, and have important implications for manned missions to Mars. A study of...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Biological Sciences, Pathology, Physics
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DNA shape-change causes ALS

April 9, 2014
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A mutation linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) changes the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and likely to die.An alteration on the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Genetic mutations linked to melanoma

April 9, 2014
News
A mutation in the gene responsible for protecting the ends of chromosomes is responsible for a hereditary form of melanoma say researchers from the University of Leeds.People with a specific...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

April 7, 2014
News
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have taken an important step towards understanding how it spreads by unravelling a bacterial secretions system.Bacteria use...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Saharan dust cloud highlights air quality problems

April 4, 2014
News
Air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk according to the World Health Organization. Figures released before the recent Saharan dust invasion and subsequent haze hanging over...
Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Super-Earths likely to be dead worlds

April 4, 2014
News
Many of the super-Earths discovered in recent planet-hunting missions are likely to be dead, uninhabitable worlds say Austrian researchers. Although these planets are in the so-called ‘habitable zone’ and appear...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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New hope for CNS damage

April 3, 2014
News
It might be possible to reprogram and repair nerves damaged through spinal cord injury and brain trauma say researchers who have identified a mechanism for re-growing fibres in the central...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Ebola outbreak in West Africa

April 3, 2014
News
Five new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been recorded in Guinea in the last 24 hours according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak, which began in Guinea...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Pathology
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