News – Page 351
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BusinessRoche chases bolt-on acquisitions as it pushes into genomics
Company’s recent shopping spree aims to harness genome sequencing to advance personalised treatments
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ResearchLive insects pictured with electron microscope
A protective ‘nano-suit’ made from a common detergent protects specimens in a vacuum
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ResearchPlant plaster protects wine from vine decline
Fungal infection threatening to devastate vineyards could be halted by eco-friendly nanofibre membrane
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BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU
A European Food Safety Authority evaluation has found the use of BPA in plastics does not cause harm
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NewsFears for forensic quality in England and Wales
Audit reveals little data on services police purchase and a regulatory unable to enforce standards across the industry
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UK calls for fracking restrictions
Environment committee wants to protect national parks and tighten regulation
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ResearchStraightening out capacitance measurements
Inexpensive circuit improves accuracy of electrochemical tests in the search for new supercapacitors
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ResearchBlue LEDs may be caught in a trap
Manufacturing difficulties could be down to nitrogen vacancies
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Business
Shire deepens rare disease focus with NPS buyout
Approval of parathyroid hormone drug further validates acquisition decision
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ResearchAlkali metal explosion explained
High-speed cameras help re-examine the chemistry behind a classic classroom demonstration
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NewsObama talks up research, announces personalised medicine initiative
US president proposes ‘precision medicine’ initiative in State of the Union speech
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News‘Research bank’ idea floated to support US science agencies
Establishment of a public–private bank mooted to smooth out fluctuations in America’s government support for research
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ResearchSelf-cleaning sensors see the light
Overcoming electrode fouling in biomedical and environmental detectors
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ResearchSwitching desalination plants from carbon dioxide source to sink
Thermal decomposition of reject brine could help combat carbon dioxide emissions and ocean acidification
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NewsBP Deepwater oil spill fines set to fall dramatically
Louisiana judge rules that disaster released a million fewer barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico than the US government estimated
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US methane emissions reduction effort generates sparks
White House targets oil and gas sector but gets a chilly reception from Republican lawmakers and industry
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ResearchComet 67P’s carbon blanket promises solar system birth insights
Rosetta probe suggests comet contains complex organic compounds similar to those found in nebula that spawned the sun and planets
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ResearchDiamond sensor atom scale imaging proposed
Technique could, in theory, be used to build up a detailed picture of protein binding sites and other complex structures using NMR
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News€2.7bn research cuts to fund Europe's stimulus package unveiled
Big losers from Horizon 2020 science programme include Europe’s technology institute and the European Research Council
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NewsConfusion over Europe's chief scientific adviser post
Commission says adviser role will still be scrapped despite UK MEP claims