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Cancer research powerhouse coming to London

October 24, 2018
Cancer Research UK is aiming to establish a biotherapeutics powerhouse in London.The Cancer Research UK City of London Centre has a unique research focus, with the view that biotherapeutics will...

AI drug discovery get investment boost

October 24, 2018
The use of Artificial Intelligence in drug discovery has attracted an investment from Innovate UK.Software company Optibrium, AI company Intellegens, and Medicines Discovery Catapult have secured a grant from Innovate...

Gut microbiome plays role in evolution

October 22, 2018
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans...

Metallic solution to keeping cool

October 19, 2018
As a result of climate change, population growth, and rising expectations regarding quality of life, energy requirements for cooling processes are growing. Now a team from Germany has developed a...

First interactive model of human cell division

October 17, 2018
A team from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have created a protein map using a 4D computer model that allows real-time tracking of proteins during mitosis.The first interactive map of...

Net successfully snares space debris

October 15, 2018
For the first time human history, a satellite has been successfully used to capture a piece of space debris.The RemoveDEBRIS satellite, designed, built and manufactured by a consortium of leading...

A step towards mini accelerators for widespread use

October 15, 2018
UK scientists and engineers, working at CERN, have helped achieve a world first which could enable widespread use of particle accelerators in labs and hospitals around the world.In a paper...

Research institute map encourages collaborations

October 12, 2018
A European project aiming to encouraging new partnerships and collaborations has introduced a tool allowing users to access 1,000 research facilities across the continentThe European Commission funded MERIL-2 project has...

Wellcome warning for CRISPR gene editing research

October 11, 2018
The first formal study involving the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 has been welcomed by more than the usual CRISPR enthusiasts.The trial based in Germany and backed by US company Vertex Pharmaceuticals...

Harnessing AI to predict cancer evolution

October 10, 2018
A team from The Institute of Cancer Research have used artificial intelligence to predict how cancers will progress and evolve.The new technique, called REVOLVER (Repeated evolution of cancer), picks out...

Chemical safety project advances

October 9, 2018
An alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences has announcing a number of advances its Chemical Safety Library Service.The project, run by the Pistoia Alliance, captures,...

A light touch

September 28, 2018
Researchers at the European Graphene Flagship have designed a molecule that can reversibly undergo chemical transformations when illuminated with light. This molecule – a photoswitchable spiropyran– can be anchored to...

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