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Heriot-Watt project wins £0.75 mill for alternative to painful cancer biopsies

August 25, 2024
News
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University are developing a new method of identifying cancerous DNA which could reduce the need for painful biopsy surgery.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

August 24, 2024
News
Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, focusing on how food has helped shape human evolution.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Policy
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Cold cure

August 19, 2024
Insight
Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in labs. The Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) helps combat this challenge, says Richard Jafrato, who highlights how strategic...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

August 17, 2024
News
Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, providing a potential aid to the study of microplastics in drinking water and the analysis...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Unveiling the ripple effect

August 12, 2024
Insight
Dr Gen Li returns to the theme of how the war in Ukraine has impacted global clinical development and the further lessons that have been learned.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Focus on the foreign to life

August 12, 2024
Insight
Xenobiotics – those chemical substances found within organisms but not naturally produced by them – are a significant part of Dr Narimantas __nas’ research at Vilnius University’s Life Sciences Centre...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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PacBio-Singapore project to create largest SE Asian genome dataset

August 10, 2024
News
Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) Programme and genomic sequencing leader PacBio have embarked on a project that aims to produce a more diverse reserve of reference genomes.
Life Sciences
Biology, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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Bezos fund gives £1.2 million to develop livestock methane vaccine

August 10, 2024
News
The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Zoology
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The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology

August 6, 2024
Insight
CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Philip Hargreaves.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health
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Scientists hijack brain parasite for new therapy delivery vehicle

August 3, 2024
News
Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neurological diseases, suggests new research.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics
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