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Small plankton bad for carbon sequestration
Added: 2 Apr 2020
A study of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic suggest their cells are smaller than expected – m…
Consortium to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Added: 2 Apr 2020
University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent …
Investment to map COVID-19
Added: 24 Mar 2020
The government have announced a £20 million investment to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by u…
Seed funding for oncology drug developer
Added: 24 Mar 2020
A biotechnology company focused on the treatment of cancer has announced an additional £1 million s…
Medtech funding for implant company
Added: 24 Mar 2020
A Newcastle medtech company has secured nearly £250,000 in funding from Innovate UK to further its …
Shining a light on diabetes
Added: 17 Mar 2020
The complexity of glycogen storage diseases like diabetes means a reductionist approach just won’t …
Does gene therapy put safety second?
Added: 15 Mar 2020
The delivery of gene therapies relies almost entirely on viral vectors. So, when it comes to the pr…
Breaking the mould with jellyfish
Added: 12 Mar 2020
The study of cells has perhaps been the most impactful way we have developed modern medicine Here w…
Space-bound human tissue
Added: 10 Mar 2020
The University of Zurich has sent adult human stem cells to the International Space Station to expl…
Team release coronavirus inhibition results
Added: 10 Mar 2020
A team using computer-aided methods to identify possible new drugs to combat the current coronaviru…
Curbing our animal instinct
Added: 10 Mar 2020
Amy Beale, Scientific Liaison Officer at independent charity FRAME explains the importance of educa…
Enemy at the gates
Added: 4 Mar 2020
As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe and vaccine hesitancy threatens the return of l…
Half billion-year-old ‘social network’ observed in early animals
Added: 4 Mar 2020
Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have discovered fossilised threads which t…
Human protein atlas sheds light on brain
Added: 4 Mar 2020
An international team of scientists has launched a comprehensive overview of all proteins expressed…
Investment transforms UK cancer campus
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new multimillion investment is to drive forward development of The London Cancer Hub – boosting e…
Prize offers £75,000 for infectious disease study
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A new award recognising individuals who have made significant contributions to the eradication of i…
Business competition to support biotech
Added: 28 Feb 2020
Automated drug discovery company Arctoris has opened entries to it’s global business competition fo…
What a tip…
Added: 28 Feb 2020
A life-long fascination, a haven for rare species and a multi-legged monster new to science… Liam O…
Caught in the long grass
Added: 19 Feb 2020
Forensic botany, the use of plants as evidence in serious crime cases, is a little-known specialist…
Bird flight secret offers aircraft design breakthrough
Added: 18 Feb 2020
A team of scientists and engineers have gained new insight in the aerodynamics of gliding birds – s…
