All articles by Maria Burke – Page 10
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NewsExecution drug cannot be imported into US
Court rules that the Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully allowing sodium thiopental into the country
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Forensic science service closure criticised
UK science and technology committee warns that crimes may go unsolved thanks to underfunding and outdated technology
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NewsScience ‘ecosystem’ needs diversity to flourish
Study concludes that more, smaller grants have a greater impact than fewer, bigger ones
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News'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research
New treatments for psychological disorders are being held back by government controls on recreational drugs
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News'Legal high' production gathers pace
New report highlights rapid growth in designer drugs fuelling fears that they could cause many deaths
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NewsFinishing line in sight for libel reform
After travelling a rocky road, the libel reform bill is set to enter English law and will provide more protection for journalists and scientists
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NewsMPs call for a bridge over ‘valley of death’
Small businesses are being let down by the UK government and new models of financial support are urgently needed
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Business
GSK commits to AllTrials data disclosure
Company will begin publishing all clinical study reports
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Plan for UK's 'eight great technologies' outlined
Government announces where funding will go to enable the country to bridge the technological ‘valley of death’
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NewsGlobal convention to limit mercury agreed
World signs up to treaty to ban export of mercury but sticking points remain over artisanal mining and coal power plants
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NewsPush for renewables may have unforeseen consequences
Countries need to synchronise policies to ensure that their energy supply is sustainable
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NewsAnalytical test for shellfish poisoning saves 14,000 mice
Liquid chromatography technique could save a million animal tests a year if rolled out globally
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GSK pledge on trials transparency
Pharma giant tackles critics by announcing that it will publish all clinical trials data regardless of the result
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NewsIllegal medicines seized in worldwide operation
Largest crackdown on illegal internet pharmacies ever nets £6.5 million of fake and unlicensed drugs
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NewsOrphan drugs set for 'tremendous growth'
Drugs for rare diseases are rapidly becoming very profitable with growth predicted to outstrip non-orphan drugs
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NewsEU and UK bitten by the open access bug
UK gives thumbs up to open access, while the European commission vows to throw its €80 billion research budget behind the idea
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NewsNanosilver in consumer goods under the spotlight
Danish environment agency finds no evidence of a risk to the public from goods with antibacterial properties
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NewsWellcome Trust to enforce open access rules
UK charitable foundation will cut the grants of scientists who do not make their research freely available
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NewsMystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory
Pollution survey finds that acid rain is abating but puzzlingly high levels of metals in the environment have been uncovered
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Finch report backs open access for UK
Country should embrace open access but there are warnings that universities could spend as much as £60 million extra a year on author fees