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Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1... Happy New Year! While the UK looks to Big Ben and...

Physics & Engineering

Kinship is beneficial – even for anti-social squirrels

December 23, 2020

Never rattle at your neighbours, killing them could endanger your health... if you're a red squirrel. Have you ever seen more than one squirrel together anywhere except an artificial feeding...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Zoology

RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny

December 22, 2020

How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another win for multi-disciplinary research as results from the Whitehead Institute suggest that the...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Proteomics & Genomics

A tale of tusks… or a ‘herd of treasure’?

December 21, 2020

Not all shipwrecked treasure is gold and silver. One might think of a sunken herd, rather than a sunken hoard, as more than a hundred elephant tusks raised alongside the...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Paleobiology

Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark

December 16, 2020

New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and consistency across operational standards and patient experience. Accreditation will facilitate the development and alignment of site...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

Beware the prehistoric beast of Bristol; Thecodontosaurus’ brain modelled

December 15, 2020

The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol's dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to render a 3-D model of its brain. Results show that this agile beast had great big eyes -...

Biology, Paleobiology

Quantum technology spins into scalability

December 11, 2020

Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A multi-disciplinary team has published proof-of-concept for a powerful and scalable quantum technology. The researchers have demonstrated that bottom-up chemical synthesis enables quantum information to be encoded directly into a...

Physics & Engineering

Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment

December 10, 2020

Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully wrapped what might otherwise be toxic anti-cancer agent in what are effectively pre-programmed microbubbles. Drug-laden...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pharmaceutical

C21 pill shows clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients

December 9, 2020

Study shows a clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients using an oral C21 formulation (a selective agonist of angiotensin AT2 receptors) with an excellent safety and tolerability profile....

Biology, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

Natural reward: has the other evolutionary shoe just dropped?

December 9, 2020

Earth & Environmental, Environmental

Is natural reward the carrot to balance the stick of natural selection? Now there's a thought that seems to make such perfect sense! According to one Texan researcher, innovation among...

Earth & Environmental

Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration

December 9, 2020

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers predict that collaboration and complimentary skills across the Artemis III team will support the most compelling science possible...

Analytical Chemistry, Astrophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, Materials, Physics, Soil Science, Tectonics

Immunisation cold chain equipment demand already ‘off the charts’

December 8, 2020

It may be a cold day in the UK when demand for vaccine cold chain equipment outstrips supply capabilities. Manufacturers of the specialist equipment needed to support the safe and...