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Oldest parasitic DNA found in coprolite

Added: 28 Aug 2019

The oldest parasite DNA ever recorded has been discovered in fossilised puma faeces.

BES plans ‘double blind’ peer review trial

Added: 23 Aug 2019

The British Ecological Society has announced it will be conducting a randomised trial to determine …

UC Davis partners pharmaceutical for cannabis research

Added: 15 Aug 2019

The University of California has partnered Biopharmaceutical Research Company to conduct research i…

EPSRC funds bandage sensor tech

Added: 13 Aug 2019

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has given engineers £360,000 to develop …

GNA Biosolutions raises $13.5M

Added: 12 Aug 2019

GNA Biosolutions has secured $13.5 million from its Series C funding round to advance development a…

Ancient yeast leavens bread

Added: 7 Aug 2019

A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.

Porous rocks support prebiotic evolution theory

Added: 7 Aug 2019

The water-air interface found at pores in volcanic rocks could have been the location of the chemic…

UK food safety company partners cannabis producer

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…

Agar Scientific buys London Resin Company

Added: 2 Aug 2019

Laboratory equipment supplier Agar Scientific has acquired London Resin Company for an undisclosed …

Imperial develops fluorescent artificial cell

Added: 31 Jul 2019

Imperial College London has created an artificial cell that fluoresces when it detects chemical cha…

Volunteer data to build new AI diagnostics

Added: 26 Jul 2019

The UK government has announced a volunteer programme that will support the development of new trea…

Algal biofuels face diverse pathogens

Added: 24 Jul 2019

DNA analysis of a predatory bacterium has revealed a much higher level of genetic diversity than pr…

Alderley Park to run Japanese AMR therapy

Added: 23 Jul 2019

Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi is out-licensing its anti-virulence therapy to the AMR Cen…

3.52M scientific procedures on animals in Britain last year

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Government figures reveal there has been a decrease in the number of scientific procedures carried …

BioCity announces golden triangle accelerator

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Life sciences business incubator BioCity has partnered Oxford Academic Health Science Network for a…

Measurement science centre opens in London

Added: 5 Jul 2019

The Community for Analytical Measurement Science, a membership network for training and innovation …

Drug Science launches medical cannabis pilot

Added: 26 Jun 2019

Drug Science has launched a national medical cannabis pilot with the aim of boosting medical cannab…

Google and Sanofi plan innovation lab

Added: 20 Jun 2019

Google and biopharmaceutical company Sanofi have partnered to develop a virtual innovation lab for …

Darwinian cancer drug project

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 May 2019

A new drug discovery programme with a “Darwinian” approach to treating cancer will be opened at the…

Radioactive carbon in deep ocean crustaceans

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2019

Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from nuclear bomb tests more than 50 years ago has …