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Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for cell research

October 7, 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveries of how human cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.

SERC experiments show CO2 stunts wetlands

September 27, 2019
While CO2 is essential for plant growth, excessive CO2 in the atmosphere is stunting growth in marsh plants, according to findings from experiments at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in...

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.

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.

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.

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