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Magnetotactic bacteria project aims to develop living cancer ‘magnetobots’

July 12, 2026
News
Aston University is leading a €1.2m international research project to investigate whether naturally magnetic bacteria can be harnessed to deliver targeted cancer therapies. Funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biomedics, Drug development, Microbiology, Oncology, Pharmacology
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Funding to support colorectal cancer platform targeting ‘undruggable’ proteins

July 12, 2026
News
University of Bath spin-out Revolver Therapeutics has secured £572k to advance a drug discovery platform designed to target transcription factors, proteins long regarded as among the most difficult targets in...
Life Sciences
Drug Discovery, Oncology
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Life sciences sector urges Government to back investment and innovation

July 12, 2026
News
The UK life sciences sector has called on Government to maintain policy continuity, improve access to growth capital and accelerate adoption of innovation across the NHS during a BioIndustry Association...
Life Sciences
Biotech, Investment
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Genomic study sheds light on ‘Typhoid Mary’ carriers

July 12, 2026
News
Researchers have carried out the first large-scale genomic study of enteric fever carriage in England and Wales, revealing that the risk of unknowingly spreading the disease appears to depend more...
Life Sciences
Biology, Epidemiology, Genomics, Pathology
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Heavy metal stress impacts fungi/plant relationships

July 12, 2026
News
Heavy metal pollution can alter the relationship between trees and the fungi that support them, according to research from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), offering new insights into how forests respond...
Earth & Environmental, Chemistry
Biology, Mycology
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Breaking up prolonged sitting linked to lower cancer death risk

July 5, 2026
News
Breaking up long periods of sitting with light physical activity could reduce the risk of cancer death, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Published...
Life Sciences
heart disease, Oncology
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Study identifies best practice for whale shark tagging

July 5, 2026
News
An international team led by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has published new guidance aimed at improving the way researchers track whale sharks, helping strengthen conservation efforts for...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
conservation, Marine Biology
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Agreement moves Paralympian McFall closer to historic space mission

July 5, 2026
News
A new agreement between the UK Government and commercial space company Vast has moved UK astronaut John McFall a step closer to becoming the first person with a physical disability...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Physiology, Prosthetics, Space science
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Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: System overhaul, development, investment, appointments

July 1, 2026
News
Clinisys has completed deployment of its WinPath laboratory information management system at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, replacing a legacy pathology system that had been in use for more than 30...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Digitalisation, Investment, Lab build
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International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation

June 28, 2026
News
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biology, Genetics, Zoology
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Gut monitoring device secures £1.6m for clinical studies

June 28, 2026
News
A Midlands medical technology company has secured £1.6m to evaluate a device designed to monitor gut health by analysing bowel sounds, with the aim of providing clinicians with objective data...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, diagnostics
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LabCycle secures funding to scale laboratory plastics recycling

June 28, 2026
News
Laboratory plastics recycling specialist LabCycle has secured £180,000 from the British Design Fund to support development of its AutoDecon system, which is designed to recycle contaminated laboratory plastics without using...
Materials, Earth & Environmental
carbon emissions, Sustainability
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