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LLMs’ neuroscience predictions leave the experts trailing

Added: 1 Dec 2024

They’ve long since proved their effectiveness in information retrieval. Now large language models h…

Cell detectives offer clues to counter rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups 

Added: 1 Dec 2024

The body’s ‘cell detectives’ could be employed as biomarkers for one of the world’s most widespread…

UK space sector growth promises benefits for lab R&D

Added: 1 Dec 2024

Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy…

Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti

Added: 25 Nov 2024

UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever cr…

Research suggests heart condition impacted by many rather than one single gene

Added: 25 Nov 2024

New research has called into question the nature of the genetic catalysts for a leading cause of he…

Euro trio’s multimillion funding aims to crack tech algorithms challenge

Added: 25 Nov 2024

Three leading European research institutions, including two British universities will share grant m…

Translating food safety from the laboratory to the factory floor

Added: 17 Nov 2024

Advances in the science of food safety might begin with the laboratory but much of the pressures fo…

Bacteria point the way for sustainable space power

Added: 18 Nov 2024

An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspir…

‘University cash crisis will impact future of R&D’ warning

Added: 17 Nov 2024

Reports that nearly three in four universities are facing deficits in the next financial year raise…

Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research

Added: 14 Nov 2024

Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology…

NAMs offer means for UK lead in chemical testing, say Government advisors

Added: 11 Nov 2024

Britain should aim to establish itself as a global leader in testing by harnessing advanced technol…

Life science leaders warn medicine’s Budget windfall must be supported by talent drive

Added: 11 Nov 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget announcement of more than half a billion pounds-worth of investmen…

Data FOMO may undermine clinical trials’ ROI, Phesi warns 

Added: 11 Nov 2024

‘FOMO’ (fear of missing out) may be partly to blame for an over-collection of data that has dogged …

European Laboratory Day: an era of transformation

Added: 5 Nov 2024

European Laboratory Day, celebrated on 5 November, celebrates the vital contributions of lab profes…

Web3: Stopping the (link) rot

Added: 4 Nov 2024

Philipp Koellinger, co-founder and CEO of open science start-up DeSci Lab – Joint winner for Best A…

How inventory management can unlock capital for pharma firms

Added: 4 Nov 2024

Lack of investment can be an issue in the lab but, says Mohib Rahmani, there is much that pharmaceu…

Budget delivers financial heft to Labour’s science R&D promises

Added: 3 Nov 2024

The Labour government’s first Budget appeared to confirm a commitment to life sciences and research…

Lab Awards for the brightest and the best

Added: 1 Nov 2024

Once again rising stars and leading industry brands competed for the hotly-contested Lab Awards, st…

Creators vow lightweight material will be a booster for space travel

Added: 27 Oct 2024

Academics in British and Indian universities claim they have developed a revolutionary material for…

Leukaemia research pioneers share £0.6 million fellowship funding

Added: 27 Oct 2024

Four female scientists leading innovation in cancer research have won this year’s John Goldman Fell…