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BU announces £38M STEM centre

May 21, 2019
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Bournemouth University has announced £38 million will be invested in a new academic building for STEM research and training. The 7,500sqm building, which represents phase two of its Poole Gateway...
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Science says goodbye to the original kilogram

May 20, 2019
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The metal block that represents the global standard of the kilogram has been replaced after 130 years. As of World Metrology Day (Monday, May 20), redefined standards of the International...
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PolyProx Therapeutics secures £3.4M for cancer treatment

May 17, 2019
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Cambridge-based biotechnology company PolyProx Therapeutics has raised £3.4 million in seed capital to finance development of its cancer drug technology. The Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge spin-out will develop...
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Darwinian cancer drug project

May 16, 2019
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A new drug discovery programme with a “Darwinian” approach to treating cancer will be opened at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. The new Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery...
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Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Churchill trust opens science fellowships

May 16, 2019
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The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has opened applications for overseas funding grants to bring help bring research ideas and best practices to the UK. The Churchill Fellowships will fund overseas...
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Deep ocean garbage

May 15, 2019
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Plastic debris has been found in the deepest part of the ocean. As part of The Five Deeps expedition, US explorer Victor Vescovo travelled 10,927 metres to the bottom of...
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Marine Biology
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ERC appoints nanoscientist as president

May 14, 2019
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The European Commission has appointed nanoscientist Professor Mauro Ferrari as the European Research Council's new president. The Italian, who will take office on January 1 next year, is a prominent...
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Radioactive carbon in deep ocean crustaceans

May 14, 2019
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Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from nuclear bomb tests more than 50 years ago has entered the food chain at the deepest parts of the ocean. Chinese Academy of...
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Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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Climate change boosts banana disease

May 10, 2019
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Climate change has been found to raise the risk of a fungal disease in banana crops. The University of Exeter found that higher temperatures and an increase in atmospheric moisture...
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Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Microbiology
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Gene therapy regenerates heart tissue

May 9, 2019
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A coding gene has been shown to regenerate cells in pig hearts, which may help repair structural damage caused by heart attacks. Cardiologists at King’s College London delivered a small...
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Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Medicines Discovery Catapult partners LifeArc for biomarker R&D

May 9, 2019
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Medicines Discovery Catapult and LifeArc have announced partnerships to advance R&D in biomarker discovery and proteomics technology. The organisations will develop biomarkers that detect the safety of novel drug molecules...
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Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Endlessly recyclable plastic

May 8, 2019
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By separating plastic monomers from chemical additives, researchers may have created fully recyclable plastics. Molecular scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new type of plastic: polydiketoenamine, or...
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Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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