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Inflatable lab for fast COVID-19 testing

April 9, 2020
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As many countries rapidly build-up screening and testing infrastructure for Covid-19, a Chinese institute have designed a mobile, inflatable P2 level biosafety laboratory
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Biological Sciences, Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Antibody from SARS epidemic reacts with Coronavirus

April 9, 2020
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An antibody recovered from a survivor of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s has revealed a potential vulnerability of COVID-19, according to a new study.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Space-based reflectors to boost solar power

April 2, 2020
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A project exploring the use of space-based reflectors to shine sunlight towards Earth-bound solar farms has won backing from the European Research Council.
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Physics
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Small plankton bad for carbon sequestration

April 2, 2020
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A study of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic suggest their cells are smaller than expected ­­–­ meaning a key weapon in the fight against excess carbon dioxide may not be...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Earth & Environmental, Environment
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Consortium to develop COVID-19 vaccine

April 2, 2020
News
University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19 have started screening healthy volunteers
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Investment to map COVID-19

March 24, 2020
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The government have announced a £20 million investment to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by using whole genome sequencing.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Covid-19, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Seed funding for oncology drug developer

March 24, 2020
News
A biotechnology company focused on the treatment of cancer has announced an additional £1 million seed capital from new investor, LifeArc.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Medtech funding for implant company

March 24, 2020
News
A Newcastle medtech company has secured nearly £250,000 in funding from Innovate UK to further its research into the impact of genetics on implants.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Engineering, Medical/Health
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Link found between microbiome and brain

March 17, 2020
News
Researchers have described new molecules which form a direct link between the gut microbiome and the brain, leading to inhibition of brain cell function in pre-clinical investigations in mice.
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Protein map of model plant

March 17, 2020
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Scientists have created the first comprehensive map of the proteome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
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3D glasses approach to study black holes

March 17, 2020
News
A team of researchers from Russia and Greece has shown a way to determine the origins and nature of quasar light by its polarization.
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Space-bound human tissue

March 10, 2020
News
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to explore the production of human tissue in weightlessness.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Engineering, Pharmaceutical, Physics
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