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PrISMa creators aim to bridge net zero innovation’s valley of death

July 21, 2024
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It’s the phrase that encapsulates the perennial challenge of transitioning a successful laboratory project into a workable industrial venture.
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Surrey takes the p… in order to feed the world

July 21, 2024
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It sounds like the classic p… take but work is underway on a project to counter the world shortage of phosphorus by extracting it instead from human urine.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Food & Bev, Policy
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Blood thinner threatens to take the sting out of cobra’s deadly bite

July 21, 2024
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CRISPR gene editing technology has enabled scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to identify a popular blood thinner as a potential cheaper antidote to...
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Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Haematology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Pistoia initiative seeks to counter slow take-up of animal free testing

July 13, 2024
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More than three quarters of R&D respondents to a new survey by the global Pistoia Alliance say they do not use in vitro cell-based alternatives to animal testing, it has...
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RSB and Pirbright launch new biorisk professional registration scheme

July 13, 2024
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The Royal Society of Biology and the Pirbright Institute have launched a new professional registration scheme for specialists in biorisk.
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Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Health & Safety, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Virology
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Frogs’ secret defence leaves would-be predators stuck for answers

July 12, 2024
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Notorious for their ability to produce defensive toxins, frogs can also employ another, less well-known chemical weapon to foil predators.
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Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Zoology
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Vallance assumes key science ministerial role

July 7, 2024
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Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administration as the new minister of state for science.
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Smart clothes are the new cutting edge of physio tech

July 7, 2024
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Smart phones and watches may have met their match from a surprising source when it comes to tracking the body’s movements.
Life Sciences, Materials
Bioinformatics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology
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Government urged to put clinical signup on NHS app

July 6, 2024
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Labour must include a clinical trials option for patients as part of its commitment to extend the scope of the NHS app, urges a leading life sciences lawyer.
Life Sciences
Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Just one week to beat Lab Awards’ 19 July deadline!

July 1, 2024
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The final opportunity to take part in the premier awards for the UK and Ireland’s laboratory professionals is approaching fast but there’s still just enough time for you to enter.
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Six pioneers shortlisted for £350,000 AF Harvey prize

June 30, 2024
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Six leading international researchers have been shortlisted as nominees for the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) prestigious £350,000 A F Harvey Engineering Research Prize.
Physics & Engineering
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No weekend City breaks with AI warns Harari

June 30, 2024
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‘Pulling the plug’ on AI development would be no more possible than preventing the emergence of oxygen-based ecosystem, asserts the philosopher Yuval Noah Harari.
Life Sciences
Biotech, Medical/Health, Policy
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