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LLMs’ neuroscience predictions leave the experts trailing
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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
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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
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Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy…
Scientists beat chefs to the skinniest spaghetti
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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
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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…