All articles by Jamie Durrani – Page 8
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NewsUK approves Europe’s first field trials of Crispr-edited wheat
Field trials will examine how low-asparagine plants fare in the field
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NewsIg Nobel for chemists who analysed the smell of cinema audiences
Meowsic, nose-unblocking orgasms and colliding pedestrians among other research topics recognised in annual award ceremony
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ResearchIsotope analysis of Vesuvius victims reveals how ancient Romans dined
Herculaneum’s men had greater access to fish, while women relied more on terrestrial animal products
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NewsLeaded petrol is finally phased out worldwide
One-hundred years after it was first developed UN hails end of an era as heavy metal is banned in fuel in Algeria
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NewsAustralian Research Council’s ban on preprints in grants prompts outcry
Move derided as ‘hopelessly outdated’ and a setback for open science by researchers
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NewsUS National Labs reach name change agreement with scholarly publishers
Simplified process for researchers to update names on papers
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NewsReliability of researcher metric the h-index is in decline
Productivity and citation impact tool is no longer an effective measure of scientific reputation, according to new analysis
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NewsChina unveils new measures to boost the number of women in science
Government announces plans to remove the career barriers women face in research
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NewsSwitzerland loses associated country status in Horizon Europe programme
Decision sparks fears of long-term consequences for Swiss research
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ResearchMolecular light switch speeds up tricky cyclodextrin synthesis
Reaction could lower cost of useful macrocycle
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry pledges to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2040
Commitment is part of a strategy to boost ‘chemistry’s contribution to sustainability’
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ResearchElastic ice stretch the limits of frozen physics
Flexible ice microfibres undergo unusual phase transitions during bending
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ResearchComputational technique brings protein images into focus
Localisation algorithm breaks AFM resolution limits
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NewsMaria Leptin appointed next president of European Research Council
German biologist takes charge after year-long search for new head
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NewsUK share of Horizon 2020 funds dropped £1.5bn since Brexit vote
Five years of uncertainty has cost British scientists dearly, campaign group’s analysis finds
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NewsSwiss decision to abandon trade talks raises questions over research relationship with EU
Political fallout could hit Swiss involvement in European science programmes
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ResearchBlocking bacteria’s self-poisoning mechanism weakens their antibiotic resistance
Stopping bacteria from producing hydrogen sulfide in response to drugs could help overcome antimicrobial resistance
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NewsAndrew Mackenzie selected as new UKRI chair
Shell’s company chair to lead UK’s largest research funding body
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NewsLeader sought for UK’s blue skies science funding body
Risk takers wanted to lead UK’s agency modelled on the US’s Darpa