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Chemistry breakthrough could speed up drug development 5v6135

Chemistry experts from Newcastle and Durham universities, working in collaboration with SPT Labtech, have grown the small crystals from nanoscale encapsulated droplets. Their innovative method, involving the use of inert oils to control evaporative solvent […]

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NASA’s Next Destination? Israelis Hopeful as Trident Team in the Finals 2s3i2f

If life does exist outside of Earth in the Solar System, it could be hidden in subterranean oceans flowing under the surface of icy moons. One of the most promising candidates for harboring such an […]

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Sewage monitoring could provide an early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks 1z3i58

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, does not readily spread through sewage and wastewater systems. However, non-infectious genetic residues of the virus, not unlike other microbes, can remain in […]

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COVID-19 screening of healthcare workers offers reassurance 3u6e6i

These findings, published today as a piece of correspondence in The Lancet, may offer some reassurance to NHS staff on the frontline. The work has been carried out by researchers and medics at the Newcastle […]

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Newcastle University recognised as a global sustainable development leader 1oz1m

The Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings mark the ongoing work of the University towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Placed 11th in the world overall out of 766 institutions in 2020, the University […]

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Recovered COVID-19 Patients to the Rescue 4ge2m

Dr. Ziv Shulmanof the Department of Immunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science says that the blood of coronavirus patients who have fully recovered from the disease contains a blueprint for building a molecule that […]