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Gut microbiome plays role in evolution

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 22 Oct 2018

By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the…

Gene signatures help kidney transplant success

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 14 Sep 2018

Scientists have discovered a molecular signature for the allostatic load ­– or ‘wear and tear’ – of…

Magnetic sense could lead to molecular manipulation

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 13 Apr 2018

By understanding Magnetoreception - the ability of some animals to sense Earth’s magnetic field – a…

The bare-bones of hypergravity

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 9 Apr 2018

A team of student biologists have been selected to take part to study the effect of hypergravity on…

Molecular printing tech recreates complex biology

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 19 Jan 2018

A new fabrication technology which could allow researchers to recreate complex biological environme…

Tissue regeneration method created

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 15 Dec 2017

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found a way to successfully mimic the body’s nat…

Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 7 Dec 2017

University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. !--more-- Mo…

Protein found to affect HA efficacy

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 1 Dec 2015

Hyaluronic acid (HA), used to treat osteoarthritis, could be modified to become even more useful fo…

Just what colour is time?

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 14 May 2015

New research suggests colour is a reliable sensory mechanism for telling the time of day. !--more--…

Implants linked to new sub-type of lymphoma

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 13 Oct 2014

Silicon-coated breast implants could be responsible for a new subtype of a rare but malignant lymph…

Brain’s inner GPS wins Nobel Prize

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 6 Oct 2014

The inner GPS of the brain, which makes it possible for us to orient ourselves in space has won Joh…

Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 31 Jul 2014

One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute…

Breakthrough in nanowires

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 23 Jan 2014

In a series of papers, researchers have documented a breakthrough in laser action in semiconductor …

Science Nobels awarded

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 6 Nov 2013

This year’s sciences Nobel Prizes were shared between eight scientists with discoveries ranging fro…

New layer of human cornea discovered

qmcqmmjcbp.d qmcqmmjcbp.d | Added: 21 Jun 2013

Research at University of Nottingham has uncovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the…