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3.52M scientific procedures on animals in Britain last year
Added: 19 Jul 2019
Government figures reveal there has been a decrease in the number of scientific procedures carried …

Wine compound could help Mars missions
Added: 19 Jul 2019
A NASA-funded study has determined that resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins, could be key …

BioCity announces golden triangle accelerator
Added: 18 Jul 2019
Life sciences business incubator BioCity has partnered Oxford Academic Health Science Network for a…

Joshua tree faces extinction
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Climate change could be responsible for the near extinction of Joshua trees by the end of this cent…

Open University partners NASA for lunar instrument
Added: 15 Jul 2019
Open University scientists are working with NASA on a device that will detect water patterns for fu…

Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…

Satellites confirm largest macroalgae bloom
Added: 11 Jul 2019
Satellite observations have confirmed the largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, which has mostl…

EU allocates €35M for AI cancer treatment
Added: 10 Jul 2019
The European Commission is investing €35 million to develop AI solutions for the treatment and prev…

Simple glass acts like AI
Added: 10 Jul 2019
A non-electrical, low cost piece of glass replicates a machine’s neural network in order to recogni…

Measurement science centre opens in London
Added: 5 Jul 2019
The Community for Analytical Measurement Science, a membership network for training and innovation …

HIV virus eliminated with CRISPR and new antiretroviral therapy
Added: 4 Jul 2019
Replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – has been eliminated from the gen…

National Trust ends fossil fuel investments
Added: 4 Jul 2019
The National Trust has revealed that it will cease investment in fossil fuel companies in the inter…

Frozen sperm withstands microgravity
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Human sperm has been show to retain its viability within the gravitational conditions in space — wh…

Croc teeth suggest plant diet
Added: 2 Jul 2019
Differences in fossilised crocodile teeth suggest multiple ancient forms of crocodile were herbivor…

NASA to send rotorcraft to Titan
Added: 28 Jun 2019
NASA is planning to send a drone-like lander to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

Oxford BioEscalator opens for medical startups
Added: 28 Jun 2019
The University of Oxford has opened a new innovation centre for early-stage medical science compani…

Drug Science launches medical cannabis pilot
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Drug Science has launched a national medical cannabis pilot with the aim of boosting medical cannab…

Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark
Added: 26 Jun 2019
Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a n…

Google and Sanofi plan innovation lab
Added: 20 Jun 2019
Google and biopharmaceutical company Sanofi have partnered to develop a virtual innovation lab for …

Electrical pulses identify live bacteria
Added: 19 Jun 2019
A new bioelectrical device that can differentiate dead or alive bacteria within minutes could offer…