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Small plankton bad for carbon sequestration
Added: 2 Apr 2020
A study of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic suggest their cells are smaller than expected – m…
Consortium to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Added: 2 Apr 2020
University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent …
Investment to map COVID-19
Added: 24 Mar 2020
The government have announced a £20 million investment to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by u…
Seed funding for oncology drug developer
Added: 24 Mar 2020
A biotechnology company focused on the treatment of cancer has announced an additional £1 million s…
Medtech funding for implant company
Added: 24 Mar 2020
A Newcastle medtech company has secured nearly £250,000 in funding from Innovate UK to further its …
Link found between microbiome and brain
Added: 17 Mar 2020
Researchers have described new molecules which form a direct link between the gut microbiome and th…
Protein map of model plant
Added: 17 Mar 2020
Scientists have created the first comprehensive map of the proteome of the model plant Arabidopsis …
3D glasses approach to study black holes
Added: 17 Mar 2020
A team of researchers from Russia and Greece has shown a way to determine the origins and nature of…
Space-bound human tissue
Added: 10 Mar 2020
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to expl…
New test picks out high-risk cancer patients
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research have developed a genetic test that could help pick o…
Team release coronavirus inhibition results
Added: 10 Mar 2020
A team using computer-aided methods to identify possible new drugs to combat the current coronaviru…
Half billion-year-old ‘social network’ observed in early animals
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered fossilised threads which t…
Human protein atlas sheds light on brain
Added: 4 Mar 2020
An international team of scientists has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed…
Nanoarray breakthrough aids electric vehicles
Added: 4 Mar 2020
A team from the University of Bristol have developed a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to e…
Investment transforms UK cancer campus
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new multimillion investment is to drive forward development of The London Cancer Hub – boosting e…
Prize offers £75,000 for infectious disease study
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new award recognising individuals who have made significant contributions to the eradication of i…
Business competition to support biotech
Added: 28 Feb 2020
Automated drug discovery company Arctoris has opened entries to it’s global business competition fo…
Bird flight secret offers aircraft design breakthrough
Added: 18 Feb 2020
A team of scientists and engineers have gained new insight in the aerodynamics of gliding birds – s…
Organic semiconductor leads to efficient energy storage
Added: 18 Feb 2020
An organic semiconductor photocatalyst that significantly enhances the generation of hydrogen gas c…
Genetic rewiring drives cancer’s drug resistance
Added: 18 Feb 2020
A new study suggests ‘micro RNA’ plays a key role in rewiring cancer cells so they can resist the e…
