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Bringing DNA sequencing to the frontlines in the fight against anti-microbial resistance

March 10, 2021
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The future may see DNA sequencing as a routine bacterial diagnostic technique in hospitals and clinical care settings. An interdisciplinary network of academics and industry experts aim to bring the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Crowd research recovers biodiversity as 17 previously lost plant species are rehabilitated

March 9, 2021
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Imagine rediscovering not one, but seventeen species that had been designated as extinct? A well organised network of researchers across research institutions, universities, museums, botanic gardens and biobanks has demonstrated...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Environment
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Towards ‘Zero Leprosy’ – model shows 40 million people need preventive treatment

March 5, 2021
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As the world considers strategies towards 'Zero COVID', research specialists also continue to work on eliminating the many other infectious diseases we have learned to 'live with'. Now, new research...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Policy
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A novel light harvesting engine strings buckyballs and chromophores on DNA

February 26, 2021
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Researchers have synthesised a novel type of organic light-harvesting supramolecule by arranging fluorescent dyes and bucky balls in three-dimensions using a DNA scaffold. The resulting helical string of electron donors...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool to guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

February 25, 2021
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A third of epilepsy cases are drug resistant and removal of the area of the brain where seizures emerge is the only treatment option. Now, a new tool offering high...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Physiology
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The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance

February 24, 2021
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Only a few days in and NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is wowing us with spectacular footage, from audio of its exciting decent to video and panoramic images of the...
Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Physics
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UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)

February 23, 2021
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As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back better through innovation, the government plans to emulate high risk, high reward...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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UK’s Global Talent Visa supports mobility of scientists and researchers

February 22, 2021
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Are you a researcher or a scientist seeking a fast route into the UK post Brexit? There's still time to benefit from the Global Talent Visa. With an extended COVID-19...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Health & Safety, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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Mapping neural dynamics: Making sense of mass neuron-generated data

February 19, 2021
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How do animals process information and adapt to environmental change? New research applies AI driven information geometry to capture network correlations, simplify neural mapping and enable advanced calculation methods for...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Neuroscience
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Unveiling the twist in cell-to-cell signal transport using cryogenic electron microscopy

February 18, 2021
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It seems chemical signals move through cells in a similarly controlled fashion to shoppers moving through a shopping centre; by using elevators. Using a form of high-resolution microscopy called cryogenic...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
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Could you be the new face of space?

February 17, 2021
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The European Space Agency is opening its 'Gateway to Space' and inviting you to explore the potential for a new career, whether as a researcher, a student graduate, a professional...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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Kinky graphene ‘straintronics’ for smaller, faster microchips

February 16, 2021
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Using 'straintronics' rather than electronics, researchers have produced the tiniest microchips yet by applying what is effectively nano-origami to graphene to create structural functionality. These nanomaterial developments allows more microchips...
Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Environment, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Physics
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