July - Dec 2012
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Artificial 'jellyfish' moved by heart cells
27th July 2012
The jellyfish in this video may look pretty simplistic, but it represents an exciting stage in engineering complex tissues, which could be used to build organs, and test new heart drugs.
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Volunteer to be a school speaker
26th July 2012
The holidays are upon us but schools are already girding themselves ready for a new term in September.
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Record amount awarded for research to reduce animal experiments
26th July 2012
The NC3Rs has today announced 21 new grants totalling £5.1 million for research to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in science – referred to as 'the 3Rs’.
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First IVF baby celebrates 34th birthday
25th July 2012
Today is the 34th birthday of Louise Brown. Since her birth, just over 5 million babies have been born who are just like her. That is, absolutely normal.
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Cats make the headlines
24th July 2012
Tabloid and local newspapers as well as BBC radio recently reported on research from 2010 which involved cats.
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Damaged proteins block immune cell transport
24th July 2012
A study of immune cells taken from ageing mice has found that oxygen-damaged proteins block a crucial transport pathway within the cells, preventing them from recognising pathogens and leading to a weakened immune system.
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Nanoparticles reduce prostate tumours in mice
20th July 2012
Scientists have used radioactive gold nanoparticles fused to a chemical found in tea to shrink prostate tumours in mice.
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Child skin-cancer gene identified
20th July 2012
A gene essential for the development of a rare form of childhood skin cancer has been identified.
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Opossum models liver disease
18th July 2012
Animal models are used by scientists to replicate human diseases in another living animal, allowing them to study the biology of the disease and test potential treatments.
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Acidic airways found in cystic fibrosis linked to bacterial infection
18th July 2012
The airways of pigs closely resemble those of people meaning the animals develop lung disease in a very similar way to us.
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