All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 23
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Business
Novartis accused of ‘derailing’ trials for cheap eye disease drug
BMJ says pharma giant is trying to block access to a drug that would save the NHS millions
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Business
Horizon to acquire orphan drugs in $1.1bn Hyperion takeover
Horizon will buy Hyperion and add new drugs to its rare disease portfolio
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Business
Teva buys Auspex Pharmaceuticals for $3.2bn
Generics giant will add late stage Huntingdon’s drug to CNS portfolio
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NewsFears UK government scientists could be gagged by new rules
Civil service code changes mean government employees need ministerial permission to speak to the press
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Research'Safe antifreeze' works better with added nanoparticles
Antifreezes based on a non-toxic food additive are now more effective and user-friendly
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ResearchSimple cooking changes make healthier rice
Adding oil to water, cooling and reheating rice makes fibre-like resistant starch, reducing calories
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UK budget science cash given cautious welcome
Government announces new money for research, but scientists say more needs to be done
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ResearchShipwrecked beer from 1840s lives again
170-year-old beer recreated with help from chemists
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NewsForgotten synthetic PhD theses set to be given new lease of life
Chemical structures will be harvested from graduate work and analysed for promising drug and materials leads
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News‘Pee power’ urinal trialled on university campus
Microbial fuel cells that run on urine could be used to light toilet blocks in refugee camps
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UN proposes Bhopal contamination probe
Offer to investigate continuing pollution from the Bhopal disaster 30 years ago awaits Indian government approval
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Science societies urge next UK government to invest more in research
National academies set out priorities to boost UK science after May’s general election
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Research‘Robot scientist’ speeds up drug discovery
Automated AI lab that learns and formulates hypotheses has identified promising anti-cancer and anti-malarial compounds
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UK announces £40m fund for synthetic biology
The government has committed £40 million to set up new research centres and fund the development of synthetic DNA
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Yves Chauvin dies aged 84
Catalysis chemist unravelled how olefin metathesis reactions took place paving the way for more efficient syntheses
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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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Research
Tiny volcanic cracks ‘incubated’ ancient DNA
Rock pores may provide answer to mystery of how longer and longer DNA strands arose on the ancient Earth
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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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NewsConfusion over Europe's chief scientific adviser post
Commission says adviser role will still be scrapped despite UK MEP claims
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ResearchBlowing up brain tissue with swelling polymer delivers sharper images
Tissue samples inflated to four times their size to overcome microscopy limitations