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Science advice rules published
Long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government meet with a frosty response and calls for researchers to boycott the guidelines
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Budget boon for science and industry
Science and industry are offered a glimmer of hope in the latest UK budget
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The key to colloid assembly
Lock-and-key assembly system could open up a 'galaxy' of possibilities for colloid researchers
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Microbes implicated in Alzheimer's
For many years, beta amyloid has been blamed for causing Alzheimer's - but could it also be protecting us from infection?
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Can we halt the flow of new designer drugs?
Could the dangers of 'legal high' mephedrone have been predicted? Of course they could, says John Mann
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MPs warn science cuts will harm economy
Government Science and Technology committee criticises 'arbitrary' funding cuts
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Drinking water from sunlight and seawater
Technique that can 'push' the salt out of seawater could lead to portable water desalination devices
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Nanoparticles successfully deliver RNA interference in cancer patients
Nanoparticles injected into the blood of cancer patients successfully reached their target and silence genes
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Reach deadline at risk
Chemicals at risk of being removed from market as large number of firms look set to miss EU chemical regulation deadline
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New self-replication system governed by mechanical
Shaken or stirred? Chemists discover a new self-replication system whose outcome is dictated by how mechanical force is applied to it
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Universities face cuts as Hefce deals with first funding drop in years
£7.4 billion distributed for teaching and research at universities in England, but uncertainties and anxiety remain
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Ditch the paperwork, say researchers
Thousands of frustrated researchers call for EU funding processes to be simplified and cut out unnecessary paperwork
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CF wins turf war for Terra
CF Industries looks to have won the turf wars after its $4.7 billion bid beats Yara out of the bidding for Terra
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Making 'armoured' T-shirts
Cotton shirts reinforced with boron carbide have potential for tough-but-flexible new body armour
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An agile future
Nick Roelofs, president of Agilent's life sciences group, discusses how the company is planning to ride the waves of the economic recovery
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All aboard the DNA nanotube
Cargo-carrying DNA nanotubes that can rapidly release their load on demand have been made for the first time by Canadian researchers
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Striking algal oil
Algae may be touted as the next big thing in environmentally friendly fuel, but techniques to work out which algal strains will be best have been lacking - until now
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Thalidomide binding protein revealed
Scientists believe they have revealed one of the key molecular targets that binds to the drug thalidomide to cause birth defects
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Shape-shifting polymers
Polymer can reversibly take on a range of different shapes in response to changes in temperature