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Antiviral coating kills viruses and bacteria for product lifetime
Added: 26 Jan 2021
Can you imagine a world where you wouldn't have to worry about disease transmission from surfaces s…
Why cells don't get stuck - generalised cell migration and motility modelled mathematically
Added: 22 Jan 2021
Cell movement has now been mathematically modelled by an interdisciplinary team of theoretical and …
Roll over Indiana Jones - the modern archeologist comes armed with technology
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Looking into the past never looked so futuristic as it does today, and the Indiana Jones-style ster…
Modelling system evolution dynamics for better ecosystem management
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Imagine being able to stop species becoming unexpectedly endangered in the first place...
Research…
Ousting spiritualist clairvoyance with scientific clairaudience
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Hearing voices can be a serious business - both for those afflicted and anyone they might choose to…
Laser-triggered chemical adhesion for tissue engineering of replacement organs
Added: 19 Jan 2021
Laser-triggered chemical adhesion used to build proteins onto biological polymer scaffolding to bri…
Megalodon babies were born larger than a man
Added: 18 Jan 2021
While 'The Meg' exaggerated its movie magic megalodon, researchers have shown a baby megatooth sha…
Dire wolves evolved in isolation from gray wolves
Added: 15 Jan 2021
Reality is more interesting than myth, and all Game of Throne fans who fell in love with Lady, Grey…
Interferon-induced ACE2 production shown to be safe and even effective against COVID-19
Added: 11 Jan 2021
While ACE2 proteins are known to be the vehicle used by COVID-19 to enter the nose and lungs, the p…
Successful AI and ML framework for repurposing drug candidates
Added: 8 Jan 2021
Researchers apply causal inference theory and deep learning algorithms to sort through confounding …
Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
Added: 6 Jan 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three time…
Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
Added: 1 Jan 2021
Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …
Kinship is beneficial - even for anti-social squirrels
Added: 23 Dec 2020
Never rattle at your neighbours, killing them could endanger your health... if you're a red squirre…
RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
Added: 22 Dec 2020
How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another wi…
A tale of tusks... or a 'herd of treasure'?
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Not all shipwrecked treasure is gold and silver. One might think of a sunken herd, rather than a su…
Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark
Added: 16 Dec 2020
New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and …
Beware the prehistoric beast of Bristol; Thecodontosaurus' brain modelled
Added: 15 Dec 2020
The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol's dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to…
Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully…
C21 pill shows clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Study shows a clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients using an oral C21 formulati…
Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…