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Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK 

March 28, 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened the door for the commercial development of gene-edited food in England.

‘Ramp up diagnostic techniques or risk Avian flu spill-over’

March 26, 2023
The co-founder of healthtech company Pictura Bio says the UK’s diagnostic testing capacity is not sophisticated enough to tackle an influenza event that spills from avian to human populations.

Bids process to share in £3 million Cystic Fibrosis funds opens

March 20, 2023
Applications are invited for a share of £3 million investment to accelerate the development of new treatments for people with Cystic Fibrosis.

Putin invasion has seen loss of two out of three clinical investigator sites in Ukraine and Russia

March 12, 2023
The number of recruiting clinical investigator sites in the countries most impacted by the invasion of Ukraine is continuing its downward spiral, suggests latest reports.

Birmingham obesity research could herald novel therapy

March 12, 2023
The PEPITEM immunopeptide could help combat the risk of obesity-related diseases including type 2 diabetes and hepatic steatosis (fatty liver), suggests research from the University of Birmingham.

First female Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela set to assume role in weeks

February 23, 2023
Newly-appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Professor Dame Angela McLean will take over from her predecessor Sir Patrick Vallance on 1 April.

Replicating viruses work together to thwart opponents

February 19, 2023
New research into the cooperative and competitive behaviour of viruses in the human body could help shed light on methods for tackling pandemic events.

UK research teams share £2.5 million kidney funding boost

February 3, 2023
Fourteen projects focused on kidney disease treatment are to share one of the most sizeable funding donations ever made by the UK’s largest charity working in the field.

A fifth of cancer trial sites enrol only one patient’

February 3, 2023
Nearly one in five cancer clinical trial enrolment sites surveyed worldwide failed to enrol more than one patient, according to a new report.

Science reveals why Roy Keane’s like a Rottweiler

February 1, 2023
What does Roy Keane have in common with a Rottweiler? Physiologically, quite a lot – or rather a shared vulnerability to cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture.

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