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Science reacts to UK’s decision to leave the EU

June 28, 2016
Scientific communities have responded to the referendum result that will see the UK leave the European Union.

CERN artist-in-residence announced

June 28, 2016
Yunchul Kim has been declared the winner of the inaugural COLLIDE International Award, a new collaboration between CERN and the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology in Liverpool.

Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments

June 27, 2016
A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumours easier.

Midland universities to develop cancer and cardiovascular drugs

June 24, 2016
Birmingham and Nottingham University will team up to research drug discovery to treat cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Research begins on animal-human antibiotic resistance link

June 23, 2016
A team of Bristolian scientists have started a large-scale study to investigate how antimicrobial resistant organisms can be transferred from farm animals to humans.

£2m grant for researchers to study dementia risks

June 22, 2016
A team of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford University are set to begin investigating a genetic risk for dementia.

New plant-based vaccine under investigation

June 21, 2016
A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the University of Leeds after a £1m grant from the World Health Organisation.

Planet 9 ‘stolen’ by our Sun

June 20, 2016
Scientists in Sweden have said it’s highly likely that Planet 9 was stolen from the orbit of another sun by our own almost five billion years ago.

Sustainable Omega 3 fats production method proposed

June 17, 2016
Scientists at Nottingham University are trying to find a way to create Omega 3 fatty acids without having to rely on dwindling natural fish resources.

Scientists propose age of Earth’s magnetic field

June 16, 2016
The Earth’s magnetic field has existed for at least 3.4 billion years, in part due to the low heat conduction of iron in its core, claim researchers.

Longer living mice thanks to manipulated telomeres

June 15, 2016
Scientists have created mice with longer telomeres than their counterparts, resulting in fewer signs of molecular ageing, without genetic manipulation.

Astronomers detect hydrogen gas signal emitted before Earth existed

June 14, 2016
Astronomers have managed to detect hydrogen gas signals from a galaxy that existed before the Earth even formed - more than five billion light years away.

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