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European Bioinformatics Institute adds local data storage
Added: 19 Sep 2019
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has signed a contract with colocation datacentre p…

PM reintroduces graduate visa
Added: 18 Sep 2019
A new work visa introduced by Boris Johnson’s government will allow international science students …

US environmental agency to end animal testing by 2035
Added: 18 Sep 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency will phase out animal testing of chemical products by 2035, …

Seven virtual data hubs to boost health R&D
Added: 13 Sep 2019
The UK government is funding seven new virtual data-sharing hubs to help develop new treatments for…

eDNA project launches first sampling event
Added: 12 Sep 2019
An international environmental DNA project that uses citizen science to monitor waterways has start…

Scotland plans lung cancer biomarker rollout
Added: 11 Sep 2019
A NHS-backed trial in Scotland using blood biomarkers to detect early signs of lung cancer four yea…

Rhamnolipids show promise in AMR fight
Added: 11 Sep 2019
Small biosurfactant molecules known as rhamnolipids could be the key to ending antibiotic resistanc…

Scalable membrane could filter greenhouse gases
Added: 11 Sep 2019
A new membrane filtration could be used to separate greenhouse gases from waste emissions on an ind…

Intestinal microbiota shows potential as diagnostic tool
Added: 10 Sep 2019
The composition of intestinal microbiology can influence chances of developing bowel cancer, resear…

AI biomarker predicts heart attacks
Added: 5 Sep 2019
A new AI-powered imaging biomarker is said to predict hearts attacks at least five years before the…

Medipath adds AI diagnostics to pathology labs
Added: 5 Sep 2019
AI diagnostics company Ibex Medical Analytics has partnered Medipath, the largest network of privat…

WHO joins Plan S
Added: 3 Sep 2019
The World Health Organisation has become the first United Nations agency to join Plan S, the global…

Drought-resistant cereal gene isolated
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Plant scientists have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley that could lea…

International research projects get £3.6M
Added: 29 Aug 2019
Research England has divvied up £3.6 million for eight research institutions in the UK to help fund…

Hogweed turned into carbon material for electrodes
Added: 29 Aug 2019
Hogweed is being put to use to manufacture electrodes for supercapacitors.

Oldest parasitic DNA found in coprolite
Added: 28 Aug 2019
The oldest parasite DNA ever recorded has been discovered in fossilised puma faeces.

BES plans ‘double blind’ peer review trial
Added: 23 Aug 2019
The British Ecological Society has announced it will be conducting a randomised trial to determine …

Oldest stegosaur found in Morocco
Added: 21 Aug 2019
Remains of the oldest stegosaur, dating to the Middle Jurassic period, have been found in Morocco.

RC of Pathologists opens new £12M HQ
Added: 20 Aug 2019
The Royal College of Pathologists has relocated its headquarters to a new £12 million office in Ald…

UC Davis partners pharmaceutical for cannabis research
Added: 15 Aug 2019
The University of California has partnered Biopharmaceutical Research Company to conduct research i…