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Wine compound could help Mars missions

July 19, 2019
A NASA-funded study has determined that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, could be key to preserving human muscle mass on Mars.

BioCity announces golden triangle accelerator

July 18, 2019
Life sciences business incubator BioCity has partnered Oxford Academic Health Science Network for an accelerator programme in Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

Joshua tree faces extinction

July 17, 2019
Climate change could be responsible for the near extinction of Joshua trees by the end of this century.

Open University partners NASA for lunar instrument

July 15, 2019
Open University scientists are working with NASA on a device that will detect water patterns for future missions to the moon.

Satellites confirm largest macroalgae bloom

July 11, 2019
Satellite observations have confirmed the largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, which has mostly formed in the last eight years, possibly as a result of human activities.

EU allocates €35M for AI cancer treatment

July 10, 2019
The European Commission is investing €35 million to develop AI solutions for the treatment and prevention of the most common forms of cancer.

Simple glass acts like AI

July 10, 2019
A non-electrical, low cost piece of glass replicates a machine’s neural network in order to recognise handwritten digits.

Measurement science centre opens in London

July 5, 2019
The Community for Analytical Measurement Science, a membership network for training and innovation in measurement science, has opened in London.

HIV virus eliminated with CRISPR and new antiretroviral therapy

July 4, 2019
Replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – has been eliminated from the genomes of living animals for the first time.

National Trust ends fossil fuel investments

July 4, 2019
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the interest of “supporting its aims as a conservation charity”.

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