As public sector initiatives to support pharmaceutical developments grow scarce, private investors step in to ensure growth
Biotechnology
Developments abound at the NCSB
Advances at one of the world’s most highly regarded biotech research plants are coming thick and fast
Posted on February 9, 2012Read more
Breeding against the tide
Salmon farmers and breeders who dominate global sales have a wary eye on transgenic super-fish that might gulp part of the $107bn-a-year business, writes Walter Gibbs
Posted on June 14, 2011Read more
Computing
Data protection invests in user
EU reviews data protection review spells change for file-sharing
Posted on February 9, 2012Read more
Calling Africa: The emergence of mobiles in Africa
The growth of the African telecom sector is monumental, and it is not only telecom giants that are benefiting from the boom at the movement is set to transform the lives of the continent’s farmers too
Posted on December 15, 2011Read more
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Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology takes on cancer
New technology has been forward that claims to be able to directly target cancer cells
Posted on February 9, 2012Read more
Small but mighty
Stephen Cash looks at what we can expect to see at the upcoming NanoMaterials2011 Conference
Posted on March 25, 2011Read more
Pharmaceuticals
Funding pharmas
As public sector initiatives to support pharmaceutical developments grow scarce, private investors step in to ensure growth
Posted on February 10, 2012Read more
The quest for curing malaria
American researchers are seeking to unlock the secrets of mosquitoes in order to find a vaccine to eradicate a disease that kills 800,000 people ever year
Posted on December 14, 2011Read more
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Posted in Science & Technology on October 18, 2011Read more
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Posted in Science & Technology on October 17, 2011Read more
Protein-rich diet keeps hunger at bay
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Posted in Science & Technology on October 14, 2011Read more
Organ donors may be rewarded with free funeral
Organ donation is a hotly debated topic. Making it even more so, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics recommends that the …
Posted in Science & Technology on October 12, 2011Read more
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Researchers have established a link between the use of vitamin pills and higher death rates among older women. The outcome …
Posted in Science & Technology on October 11, 2011Read more
The mystery of cold winters unravelled
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Posted in Science & Technology on October 10, 2011Read more
Cause of hypoglycaemia established
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Posted in Science & Technology on October 7, 2011Read more
Steve Jobs dies
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