Plants that can’t feel the cold
February 3, 2010
With earlier flowering seasons and a change in global distributions, how plants sense temperature fluctuations has remained unknown, but scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered that plants have...
Funding for National Measurement Office cut
February 1, 2010
The National Measurement Office could see their funding cut by £6 million, which could have an estimated economic impact of £410 million.
Science jobs of the future
February 1, 2010
The boundaries of science fact and science fiction will blur for the job market of tomorrow
Paw prints of selection
January 21, 2010
With more than 400 distinct breeds, dogs come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and temperaments, and researchers have recently identified regions of the canine genome that appear to...
Nature pips science to the post
January 21, 2010
Science is always striving to mimic things which nature has evolved to do several, if not thousands of years before, and nocturnal vision is the trait of investigation for a...
The Pink Gene
January 21, 2010
Rosy-red tomatoes are a common ingredient in most people’s salad, but diners in the Far East are partial to a slightly different pink-skinned tomato, and scientists have just discovered a...
Charity calls for more funding into non-animal research
January 20, 2010
Medical research charity The Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research has received a record number of applications from scientists seeking funding to develop non-animal techniques in research but says more...
Maps of Haiti earthquake produced
January 19, 2010
Following the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12th, scientists have been scrambling to obtain satellite data to provide updated views of the situation on the ground.
UK has good showing in euro-business awards
January 15, 2010
UK scientists have been recognised in the second annual ACES awards - a pan-European competition among companies spun out from universities - to reward the best academic entrepreneurs from across...
Plasmas potential use in disinfecting wounds and healthy skin
January 13, 2010
Low-temperature plasma is already used to sterilise surgical equipment due to its ability to reach all surfaces, and now scientists hope to use it to disinfect healthy skin and chronic...
Scanner endoscopes: the way forward in cancer diagnosis
January 11, 2010
An endoscope capable of seeing beneath the surface of tissues and identifying cancerous growths before they are big enough to be visible is being developed by an American researcher.
Key to anti-ageing is amino acids
January 8, 2010
In order to avoid ageing we need to restrict our diet – the combination of proteins, not the number of calories that is.
