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30th July 2020

AI can spot prostate cancer with almost 100% accuracy

A new AI algorithm developed by the University of Pittsburgh has achieved the highest accuracy to date in identifying prostate cancer, with 98% sensitivity and 97% specificity.

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27th July 2020

World's first cultivated bacon and pork belly

Higher Steaks, a UK food technology start-up, has announced the world's first cultivated bacon and pork belly.

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21st July 2020

Inhaler cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 79%

Drug company Synairgen has announced promising results from its trial of SNG001 in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

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7th July 2020

Plant tissue engineering improves drought and salinity tolerance

By genetically engineering thale cress, scientists have made it grow like a succulent – more than doubling the plant's water-use efficiency.

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30th June 2020

Warehouse robot kills 90% of viruses

U.S. researchers have designed a new robotic system that kills most microorganisms in its proximity using UV light.

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9th June 2020

Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, plus have new abilities

Blood cell replicas – made using a combination of polymers and silica – not only mimic the real thing, but are also capable of delivering new cargoes.

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4th June 2020

World's first study of potential COVID-19 antibody treatment in humans

The first patients have been dosed in a study of LY-CoV555, the lead antibody from Lilly's collaboration with AbCellera.

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31st May 2020

Nanodevices track how cells change from inside

For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts.

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28th May 2020

Back to the Present as The Machine Stops

A guest piece by Richard Fox.

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23rd May 2020

Tattoo electrodes can record brain activity

Scientists in Austria have developed wafer-thin tattoo electrodes for recording brain activity, which are also "dry" and therefore do not require a gel medium to function.

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