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Croc teeth suggest plant diet

July 2, 2019
Differences in fossilised crocodile teeth suggest multiple ancient forms of crocodile were herbivores.

NASA to send rotorcraft to Titan

June 28, 2019
NASA is planning to send a drone-like lander to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

Oxford BioEscalator opens for medical startups

June 28, 2019
The University of Oxford has opened a new innovation centre for early-stage medical science companies.

Drug Science launches medical cannabis pilot

June 26, 2019
Drug Science has launched a national medical cannabis pilot with the aim of boosting medical cannabis prescriptions in the UK.

Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark

June 26, 2019
Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a new eco-friendly method of synthesising graphene.

Google and Sanofi plan innovation lab

June 20, 2019
Google and biopharmaceutical company Sanofi have partnered to develop a virtual innovation lab for the development of medicines and health services.

Electrical pulses identify live bacteria

June 19, 2019
A new bioelectrical device that can differentiate dead or alive bacteria within minutes could offer a faster diagnostic tool.

Table salt on Jupiter’s moon

June 18, 2019
The yellow substance on the surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has been identified simply as sodium chloride.

Patent triumph for CRISPR inventors

June 17, 2019
The US Patent office has recently (May 28) issued a patent to the French biologist Emmanuelle Charpentier and US colleague Jennifer Doudna covering the methods of modulating DNA transcription with...

Riverlane raises £3.2M for quantum simulation

June 17, 2019
Quantum computer software developer Riverlane has raised £3.25 million in seed funding.

Bitcoin causing city-sized CO2 emissions

June 17, 2019
The digital currency bitcoin is responsible for CO2 emissions comparable to that of Las Vegas.

Plague bacterium located in Britain

June 6, 2019
The first genetic evidence of the Justinian Plague in the British Isles suggests multiple strains of the same bacteria.

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