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Unlikely hero saves ecosystem from negative climate change effect

December 13, 2017
News
Herbivores could protect ecosystems from climate change according to researchers from the University of British Columbia.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Boron discovery suggests Martian habitability

December 12, 2017
News
Researchers believe life may have existed on Mars, after the discovery of boron by the Curiosity rover.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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New research shines light on hominoid precursor

December 11, 2017
News
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thought.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Giant volcanic eruption drove historic global warming event

December 8, 2017
News
New research by a group of international scientists suggests that an extreme global warming event 56 million years ago was caused by a huge volcanic eruption
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Volcanology
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Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

December 7, 2017
News
University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. Most causes of untreatable blindness occur from the loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Industrial partnerships vital to delivery of Life Science Strategy

December 6, 2017
News
The government expands on Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.
Uncategorised
Policy
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Bees feeling blue for flowers

December 6, 2017
News
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have discovered that flowers have nanoscale ridges that create a ‘blue halo’, when viewed at certain angles, that attract bees.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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Volcanic eruption linked to El Niño

December 5, 2017
News
Researchers at Rutgers University have discovered that large volcanic eruptions can prompt El Niño events.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Volcanology
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Artificial blood wins investment

December 4, 2017
News
A UK life science company has been awarded a grant from innovation agency Innovate UK for a pioneering research project to develop artificial blood.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
News
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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UK institution awarded for gender equality

December 1, 2017
News
The John Innes Centre has become the first research institution in the UK to achieve an award for championing gender equality and promoting good practice in the wider community.
Uncategorised
Policy
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Atomic secret of star formation uncovered

December 1, 2017
News
Astronomers have discovered new information regarding the role of hydrogen atoms in stellar formation.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics
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