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Streamlining critical workflows
Added: 4 Jan 2021
Research technician, Yvette Hoade, explains how electronic pipettes and pipetting robots help speed…

Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
Added: 1 Jan 2021
Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …

Kinship is beneficial - even for anti-social squirrels
Added: 23 Dec 2020
Never rattle at your neighbours, killing them could endanger your health... if you're a red squirre…

RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
Added: 22 Dec 2020
How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another wi…

A tale of tusks... or a 'herd of treasure'?
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Not all shipwrecked treasure is gold and silver. One might think of a sunken herd, rather than a su…

Healthcare takes on psychedelics - an emerging market led by Europe
Added: 17 Dec 2020
More and more revolutionary mind-altering medicines and treatments based on active ingredients prev…

Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark
Added: 16 Dec 2020
New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and …

'Don't try this at home!' - a tale of caution from the BMJ's Christmas issue
Added: 16 Dec 2020
The BMJ take a cautious, christmassy look at the total toxicity of George's Marvellous Medicine and…

Beware the prehistoric beast of Bristol; Thecodontosaurus' brain modelled
Added: 15 Dec 2020
The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol's dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to…

A Christmas story for Resusci Annie
Added: 14 Dec 2020
After more than a hundred years, the girl who seems always to be unresponsive to either voice or pa…

Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully…

Unlocking the full potential of core cell and gene therapy equipment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Maximising the value and capabilities of laboratory equipment is key to success when it comes to ce…

C21 pill shows clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Study shows a clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients using an oral C21 formulati…

Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…

Immunisation cold chain equipment demand already 'off the charts'
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It may be a cold day in the UK when demand for vaccine cold chain equipment outstrips supply capabi…

Virtual Northern MedTech Summit - 28 January 2021
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It's not often you have the opportunity to meet all the important players under one roof - and this…

Successful consortium project releases AI platform for drug discovery
Added: 7 Dec 2020
Once again demonstrating that the power of collaboration presents the best foundation for real prog…

Planet Earth: A user’s guide
Added: 4 Dec 2020
In the 2020 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, three expert scientists from different fields wil…

Call for entries: Long COVID co-created science and art installation
Added: 3 Dec 2020
"The stories we tell matter." Relational Space
Are you willing to 'fearlessly explore' the impact …

Compliant UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations sample packaging for COVID-19
Added: 3 Dec 2020
All COVID-19 test samples fall under the UN3373 Dangerous Goods Regulations because they may contai…