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Nanolaser functions inside living human tissue

September 26, 2019
A US team has developed a nanolaser that can operate in confined spaces such as quantum circuits, microprocessors or even living tissue.

Procarta awarded £7.4M for microbial treatment

September 23, 2019
Biotechnology company Procarta Biosystems will receive up to £7.4 million to develop a new class of antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

European Bioinformatics Institute adds local data storage

September 19, 2019
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has signed a contract with colocation datacentre provider Kao Data to store its biological data.

New record for largest neutron star

September 17, 2019
Astronomers at the NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center have observed the biggest neutron star ever recorded, which is almost too massive to be in existence.

Seven virtual data hubs to boost health R&D

September 13, 2019
The UK government is funding seven new virtual data-sharing hubs to help develop new treatments for diseases including cancer, Crohn’s disease and asthma.

First evidence of water discovered on exoplanet

September 12, 2019
For the first time, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere a planet outside our solar system.

Scotland plans lung cancer biomarker rollout

September 11, 2019
A NHS-backed trial in Scotland using blood biomarkers to detect early signs of lung cancer four years before standard clinical diagnosis has proven successful.

Rhamnolipids show promise in AMR fight

September 11, 2019
Small biosurfactant molecules known as rhamnolipids could be the key to ending antibiotic resistance by increasing the effectiveness of commonly-used antibiotics.

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