In a development that sounds as if it was lifted from the storyline of a vampire melodrama, a British research consortium has announced that it is well on its way to producing human blood on a scale that makes transfusions into real people ...
FDA Bid Forms 1,A food category (FOOD) : refers to the ordinary foodstuffs, with the exception of health examination also need to produce nutrition labeling.Beverages and canned food needed for FCE (Factories registered), SID ...
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A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers said here today. The ...
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Fully autonomous robots could transform the way we live, but so far such machines remain beyond the reach of our most advanced technologies. Existing robots are generally limited to performing simple, well-structured tasks in controlled ...
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National and international businesses will find out how the University of Sheffield's world-class scientists and state-of-the-art facilities can take their research and development to the next level during a free networking event on ...
A British scientist whose work helped form the basis for flat-screen TVs, computers and mobile phone displays has won AkzoNobel's UK Science Award for 2014. Professor John Goodby, FRS, Chair of Materials Chemistry at the University of ...
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Astronauts floating weightlessly in the International Space Station may appear carefree, but years of research have shown that microgravity causes changes to the human body. Spaceflight also means exposure to more radiation. Together, ...
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Before you choose sofa or chair slipcovers, consider that you are in essence choosing to dress up your furniture. Just as you would pay attention to fabric weight, textures, and fit when you dress a human body, you should consider what ...
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Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research, funded with -107,623 from the Dr Hadwen Trust, a ...
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Inspired by tiny particles that carry cholesterol through the body, MIT chemical engineers have designed nanoparticles that can deliver snippets of genetic material that turn off disease-causing genes. This approach, known as RNA ...
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Electron microscopy and spectroscopy are great tools for peering into matter on the molecular scale. But they’re not terribly effective if that matter happens to be biological. Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago ...
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The UK’s University of Leeds has fabricated what is claimed to be the world’s most powerful terahertz (THz) laser chip, exceeding 1 Watt output power from a quantum cascade laser (QCL) (Lianhe Li et al, ‘Terahertz quantum ...
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University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the world's most powerful terahertz laser chip. A paper in the Institution of Engineering and Technology's (IET) journal Electronics Letters reports that the Leeds ...
Smokers and other people at high risk for lung cancer could make matters worse if they take antioxidant supplements, a new study of rodents suggests. Antioxidants appear to accelerate cancer progression by short-circuiting one of the ...
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Human trials are expected to start in two years on an implantable artificial pancreas that uses an elegantly simple materials solution to regulate insulin based on blood glucose levels, according to a news release from Leicester, ...