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Printing revolution reaches big pharma

July 20, 2010
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Printing active pharmaceutical ingredients onto pills could improve the safety and quality of medicines and revolutionise a process which has remained largely unchanged for over a thousand years.
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Funding boost for new astrophysics centre

July 16, 2010
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Jodrell Bank observatory has received a £3.1m funding boost for its new Science Discovery Centre, part of a regeneration project aimed at attracting thousands of extra visitors to the area.
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Chips to find CAD

July 15, 2010
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Over 100,000 deaths a year in the UK are caused by coronary artery disease (CAD) and a student from the University of Leicester aims to analyse DNA from over 20,000...
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Alzheimer’s – Down syndrome link found

July 13, 2010
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The plaque-forming protein found in the brains of Alzheimer’s suffers also accumulates in the eyes of people with Down syndrome and this discovery may lead to innovative eye tests for...
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Superbug silver bullet discovered

July 12, 2010
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A promising lead for new antibiotics that disrupts cell wall formation may be an effective weapon against dangerous bacteria like MRSA according to new research.
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Dieting leaves a bitter taste no more

July 12, 2010
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Dieters can be left with a bitter taste in their mouth when switching from sugar to artificial sweeteners like saccharin and acesulfame K, but this taste could soon disappear along...
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A labelling revolution

July 9, 2010
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A new type of fluorescent probe developed by scientists at MIT could transform the labelling of proteins inside cells and replace the currently used techniques.
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On the road to cleaner air

July 8, 2010
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Nitrous oxides released by cars can now be reduced by the roads they travel on after scientists in the Netherlands develop a road surface that cleans the air.
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Robot for rubbish collection

July 8, 2010
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The weekly rubbish bin collection can be a nightmare for many across Europe as the streets they live on are just too narrow for the lorry to go down but...
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Circular molecule splits bacteria

July 8, 2010
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Uneven distribution of a tiny circular molecule is responsible for directing single-celled bacteria to split into two functionally and structurally different cells.
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Clever dressing detects infection

July 8, 2010
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UK Scientists have developed what they say will be a revolutionary medical dressing using nanotechnology that changes colour when an infection is present.
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Reducing drag with shark model

July 7, 2010
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Fast-swimming sharks have evolved to the point where they are resistant to currents and experience little drag in the water and this has provided the inspiration for a paint which...
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