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Explosive end for Dstl at Fort Halstead

June 22, 2011
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The explosives research and forensic analysis arm of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is to pull out of its Fort Halstead site in Kent by 2016
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Obesity master gene discovered

June 22, 2011
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A gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a master regulator gene which controls the behaviour of other genes found within fat in the body.
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Keeping channels open

June 22, 2011
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In the same way a turnstile allows people into a football ground, gating rings allow ions to flow through a cell’s membrane, but its functioning has not been clearly understood.
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Rubbish or recycle

June 22, 2011
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Weekly rubbish collections could become a thing of the past, but researchers in Bath say this isn’t necessarily a bad thing as recycling across the country may actually increase.
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Studying cervical cancer

June 21, 2011
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A breakthrough in studying cervical cancer has enabled researchers to produce sufficient amounts of a protein produced by HPV – now they hope to develop drugs to target this protein
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School of Pharmacy merges with UCL

June 20, 2011
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The School of Pharmacy, University of London will merge with University College London to secure its long-term future
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Candy floss fibre aids wound healing

June 20, 2011
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A revolutionary borate glass nanofibre that has been likened to candy floss could herald a new era in wound treatment say scientists in America.
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The magic number – 15

June 17, 2011
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Doctors should aim to retrieve 15 eggs from a woman’s ovaries in a single cycle in order to have the best chance of a live birth after assisted reproduction technology...
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Diabetes drug could fight Alzheimer’s

June 17, 2011
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It is increasingly common to find that drugs to treat one condition may also have beneficial effects on another – and a drug commonly used to treat diabetes is no...
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Studying schizophrenia in vitro

June 15, 2011
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After a century of examination, the cause of schizophrenia remains unknown, but a group of American scientists believe they’ve moved a step closer to understanding the diseases biological underpinnings.
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Mimicking protamine without the allergic reaction

June 13, 2011
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Protamine – a natural drug extracted from shell fish – is used to remove anti-clotting drug heparin from the blood. However it can have serious side effects in some patients.
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Securing sustainability in shipping

June 10, 2011
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Shipping produces over 1000 million tonnes of CO2 each year, and engineers in Newcastle are leading a £3m project to revolutionise the way energy is harnessed on board ships in...
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