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Patent triumph for CRISPR inventors

June 17, 2019
News
The US Patent office has recently (May 28) issued a patent to the French biologist Emmanuelle Charpentier and US colleague Jennifer Doudna covering the methods of modulating DNA transcription with...
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Genetics
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Riverlane raises £3.2M for quantum simulation

June 17, 2019
News
Quantum computer software developer Riverlane has raised £3.25 million in seed funding.
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Bitcoin causing city-sized CO2 emissions

June 17, 2019
News
The digital currency bitcoin is responsible for CO2 emissions comparable to that of Las Vegas.
Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment
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Plague bacterium located in Britain

June 6, 2019
News
The first genetic evidence of the Justinian Plague in the British Isles suggests multiple strains of the same bacteria.
Life Sciences
Biology, Microbiology
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Lab-grown insect meat

June 6, 2019
News
Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestock farming.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Cell Biology, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Food Science
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CRISPR edit linked with increased mortality risk

June 5, 2019
News
The genetic mutation made last year by a Chinese scientist using the CRISPR technique has been associated with an increased risk of death by more than a fifth.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Genetics
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Essex glassblowers announce £1.2M expansion

May 31, 2019
News
Scientific equipment manufacturer Radleys has invested more than £1.2 million in a new glassblowing manufacturing facility.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Korea claims advance on 3D-printed corneas

May 29, 2019
News
A research team in South Korea have used a 3D printer to improve the transparency of artificial corneas.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering
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Supernova linked to human bipedalism

May 29, 2019
News
A supernova that occurred 8 million years ago has been linked to humans walking on two legs.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Quark founder and Nobel Prize winner passes away

May 28, 2019
News
US physicist Murray Gell-Mann, a leading figure in the creation of the Standard Model of particle physics, has passed away at the age of 89.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Physicists edge closer to superconductivity at room temperature

May 24, 2019
News
An international research team has claimed to have raised the temperature at which superconductivity occurs, to around 23°C. The achievement, observed in lanthanum superhydrides under high pressure by scientists at...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics, Energy, Materials Science, Physics, Solid State Physics
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Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears

May 23, 2019
News
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), according to the UK Trade Policy Observatory, which would weaken regulation...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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