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Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
South Korean scientists have created a temperature cycle for the on-chip flow-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a single heater
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Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication
Applying nanoparticle fabrication techniques to vaccine production could dramatically cut their cost per dose
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Seroquel patent row continues
The legal tug of war over the right to sell generic versions of Seroquel (quetiapine) tablets continues
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Dow partners with Oz university
Dow is to partner with the University of Queensland in Australia
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US approves new anaemia drug
US authorities have approved Omontys (peginesatide) injections for treating anaemia in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease
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Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close
For better or worse, the main UK physical sciences funding body has finished deciding which areas of science will see their funding grow and which will shrink
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Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries
The formation of organic molecules is a natural and inevitable part of the planet-forming process, modelling work suggests
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Hair and polymers click
Thiol-ene click chemistry has been used to covalently bond a polymer to hair for new cosmetic applications
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Mouldy film (block) buster
Detecting mould on old cinema film could help to preserve historical records
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X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
Australian scientists use x-ray fluorescence to bring painted over artwork back to life again
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Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries
Organic molecules that were the potential precursors of life on Earth could have been synthesised in a part of the cosmic environment hitherto considered to be chemically inert
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Hair and polymers click
In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers
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Mouldy film (block)buster
Old cinematic films that have been donated to archives such as the British Film Institute have often been stored for decades in attics, cupboards and sheds
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X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
A collaboration between scientists and art historians in Australia has uncovered a lost work of art by one of the country's most famous artists
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Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor
A remote sensor operating on tooth enamel is a promising blueprint for non-invasive diagnostic devices
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Drug release polymer triggered by ultrasound
Ultrasound can control drug release from a polymer by changing the polymer's shape
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Cutbacks threaten Lords' oversight of UK science
Cost saving measures could see inquiries by the Lords science and technology select committee halved
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Business roundup: April 2012
Pharmaceutical A pill to keep you off the pints? Source: © IStockphoto Beer today, gone tomorrow - Selincro tablets might help patients put their alcohol problems behind them Phase III trials of Selincro (nalmefene) tablets show that it outperforms placebo treatment when used to help patients with ...