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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…
Table salt on Jupiter’s moon
Added: 18 Jun 2019
The yellow substance on the surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, has been identified simply as sodium…
Patent triumph for CRISPR inventors
Added: 17 Jun 2019
The US Patent office has recently (May 28) issued a patent to the French biologist Emmanuelle Charp…
Riverlane raises £3.2M for quantum simulation
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Quantum computer software developer Riverlane has raised £3.25 million in seed funding.
Bitcoin causing city-sized CO2 emissions
Added: 17 Jun 2019
The digital currency bitcoin is responsible for CO2 emissions comparable to that of Las Vegas.
Plague bacterium located in Britain
Added: 6 Jun 2019
The first genetic evidence of the Justinian Plague in the British Isles suggests multiple strains o…
Lab-grown insect meat
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…
CRISPR edit linked with increased mortality risk
Added: 5 Jun 2019
The genetic mutation made last year by a Chinese scientist using the CRISPR technique has been asso…
Essex glassblowers announce £1.2M expansion
Added: 31 May 2019
Scientific equipment manufacturer Radleys has invested more than £1.2 million in a new glassblowing…
Korea claims advance on 3D-printed corneas
Added: 30 May 2019
A research team in South Korea have used a 3D printer to improve the transparency of artificial cor…
Supernova linked to human bipedalism
Added: 29 May 2019
A supernova that occurred 8 million years ago has been linked to humans walking on two legs.
