June 8, 2024

New technology pioneered by an Italian company working with University of Birmingham scientists could provide an innovative and sustainable approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

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April 28, 2024

A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are able to move over surfaces.

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

March 3, 2024

Radio waves have been successfully harnessed to provide a less traumatic means to alter the DNA of bacteria cells.

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February 11, 2024

A joint team from Aston and Warwick universities and the University of Warwick have won nearly £2 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 4, 2024

A study comparing the UK and Norway over two decades, has concluded that antibiotic use may drive a rise in treatment-resistant bacteria but not in every instance.

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December 21, 2023

A microscope discovered by chance in a house clearance has been authenticated as the work of ‘the father of microbiology’, the 17th century scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek.

Biology, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology

December 4, 2023

Aston University Pharmacy School has announced the recent death of Professor Mike Brown, who was instrumental in building the reputation of the department.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

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November 27, 2023

Laing O’Rourke will begin the initial phase of Oxford North’s £700 million new innovation district, with the aim of completing by the second quarter of 2025.

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November 27, 2023

Non-healthcare bodies such as DEFRA need to collaborate more fully with healthcare organisations in order to boost preparations against new pandemics, warned a leading genomics expert.

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Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Environmental, Forensics, Genetics, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology

October 22, 2023

An image of the common by-product of diabetes that causes widespread sight loss affecting up to one in five sufferers has won the coveted first place in the 49th annual...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Zoology