Research and robots on the farm
If – like me this morning – you awake early and tune into UK radio station Radio 4, you can learn what is going on… Läs mer
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2010-09-13Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10UK to cut science budget
The UK business secretary Vince Cable has announced there will be cuts to the UK science budget expected to be up to 25%. Läs mer
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2010-09-09Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10NASA’s mental health research helping trapped miners
The 33 Chilean miners trapped 700m underground in the San Jose copper and gold mine have been trapped for over a month. The rescue operation… Läs mer
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2010-09-06Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Science, antibiotics and international relations
The fear that “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics will develop is not a new one. This week, the medical journal “The Lancet” published a paper reporting… Läs mer
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2010-08-16Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10VA-type dialogues at Speakers’ Corner
As VA knows there is no better way of having dialogue with the public than to talk with them directly. And some scientists from London… Läs mer
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2010-06-28Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Darth Vader just needed some psychotherapy
French researchers are doing their bit to make discussing mental health problems acceptable. Läs mer
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2010-06-23Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Rocket Science: might it escape the cuts?
Germany and Britain are heading for deep and severe cuts in public spending. The politicians have given sombre speeches about the “tough times” that lie… Läs mer
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2010-06-11Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10BP and Crowd-Sourcing
The tragedy of the leaking oil well in Gulf of Mexico continues. BP is hoping its latest capping scheme will succeed. But in the meantime… Läs mer
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2010-06-04Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Frankenbugs: Science in the Headlines
It is not often that science is the headline news item but the creation of the first synthetic organism has dominated the worldwide news these past… Läs mer
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2010-05-31Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10A very clever new UK Science Minister. Will…
The new UK science minister is known as David “Two Brains” Willets by the UK media. This nick-name is primarily because he is supposed to… Läs mer
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2010-05-17Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10The CSI effect – this time on the…
You have probably heard of the so-called “CSI effect”. Forensic science made popular by TV programmes featuring brave and handsome gun-toting forensic scientists catching the… Läs mer
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2010-05-11Uppdaterad:
2022-01-10Vote for the Science Party
Tomorrow there will be a general election in the UK. Science, perhaps not surprisingly, is not making the headlines in these turbulent economic times. Läs mer
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