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Understanding the protein ‘interactome’

April 20, 2018
News
Researchers of the University of Helsinki, Finland, developed an improved method to give a detailed understanding of protein–protein interactions _– key for deciphering regulation of cellular networks and pathways.Proteins do...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Shedding light on dark matter

April 18, 2018
News
Physicists have claimed the discovery of a new material that may be able to directly detect dark matter.The material, known as a scintillator, should be sensitive to dark matter that...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Energy, Materials Science, Physics
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Cheap Mini-satellites revolutionise data collection

April 16, 2018
News
Earth scientists have suggested that high-resolution data collected by miniaturized satellites heralds a turning point in Earth and environmental sensing from space.The advent of small, specialized satellites called CubeSats are...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Magnetic sense could lead to molecular manipulation

April 13, 2018
News
By understanding Magnetoreception - the ability of some animals to sense Earth’s magnetic field – a team of researchers is hoping to develop a new technique to control molecular processes.The...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Physiology, Zoology
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Study of ‘looping’ DNA reveals breast cancer link

April 12, 2018
News
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick the genetics of the disease.The team from the Institute of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Supercomputer models cloud microphysics

April 11, 2018
News
An international group of researchers have for the first time accurately calculated the effects of aerosols on clouds in a climate model.The team lead by researchers from the Advanced Institute...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Clinical trial in record time

April 10, 2018
News
Clinical data specialists Clinithink have helped to achieve a Guinness World Record title for the Fastest genetic diagnosis.The project successfully compressed the time needed to diagnose rare genetic disorders in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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The bare-bones of hypergravity

April 9, 2018
News
A team of student biologists have been selected to take part to study the effect of hypergravity on bone development as apart of the in the European Space Agency’s Spin...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biological Sciences, Physiology
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Mobile chemical waste disposal

April 6, 2018
News
Resource management company Veolia has launched a chemical management service designed to provide a mobile solution for laboratory chemical waste.Specifically designed to address the need for a flexible on site...
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Ribosome distribution key to programming cells

April 5, 2018
News
By controlling the distribution of bacterial ribosomes, synthetic biologists say they can program cells to produce new drugs.Led by work at the University of Warwick and University of Surrey, new research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Spin out takes on plastic oceans

March 26, 2018
News
A new spinout company founded on technology that can turn waste from plastic, tyres and biomass into high quality transportation fuels and chemicals has been formed by Oxford University.Oxford Sustainable...
Chemistry
Green Chemistry
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Milky Way steps up in gravitational arms race

March 21, 2018
News
The apparently inevitable death of our own galaxy as it is engulfed by it’s nearest galactic neighbour _– the Andromeda galaxy – might be less inevitable than previously thought.Astronomers have...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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