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Bacteria ‘hotwire their genes’ to fix a faulty motor

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:01:23 +0000

Scientists have found how simple bacteria can restart their 'outboard motor' by hotwiring their own genes. Unable to move and facing starvation, the bacteria evolve a replacement flagellum - a rotating tail-like structure which acts like an outboard motor - by patching together a new genetic switch with borrowed parts.

New genomics-driven surveillance to track crop diseases

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:45:23 +0000

UK scientists from The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), John Innes Centre (JIC), The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) have developed a new robust and rapid genomics strategy to track the devastating wheat yellow rust pathogen.

Preferred candidate for next BBSRC Chair announced

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:44:48 +0000

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced Professor Sir Gordon Duff as the Government's preferred candidate to be the next Chair of BBSRC.

BBSRC and USDA-NIFA partner for animal disease prevention research

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:45:57 +0000

BBSRC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) have announced five jointly-funded research awards that total more £2.3M from BBSRC and $2.3M from NIFA for the US-UK Collaborative Animal Health and Disease and Veterinary Immune Reagents program.

Business Secretary announces £20M for UK industrial biotechnology

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:36:10 +0000

Business Secretary Vince Cable has today (17 February) unveiled the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.

RCUK and PraxisUnico Impact Awards for KEC Teams open to entries

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:11:17 +0000

RCUK and PraxisUnico are delighted to announce their collaboration on the Impact Awards 2015, celebrating the outstanding work of Knowledge Exchange, Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Teams (KEC) across the UK, which opens for entries today.

Imperial College London invests in Babraham Research Campus facility

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:46:52 +0000

Imperial College London is to invest in a new facility at the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge to support spin-out and scale-up companies, and maximise the impact of research from universities.

New collaborations tackle bioscience big data challenges

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:21:54 +0000

The UK's Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has invested £7.5M in new infrastructure to tackle bioscience big data challenges. The new funding will improve the storage and curation of enormous datasets that will unlock untold discoveries in important areas like health, agriculture and sustainable fuels.

Imperial College London invests in Babraham Research Campus facility

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:30:04 +0000

Imperial College London is to invest in a new facility at the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge to support spin-out and scale-up companies, and maximise the impact of research from universities.

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