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Europe’s crops under threat: ¹û¶³´«Ã½-led €6 Million project launches to tackle rising plant pest crisis
¹û¶³´«Ã½ leads European consortium to build the first platform capable of coordinating Europe's response to devastating agricultural and forest pest invasions.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ to lead acceptability component of major spinal muscular atrophy screening study
A £4 million NIHR-funded study will screen up to 755,000 babies across England for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with ¹û¶³´«Ã½ leading the critical work to ensure results reach families at the right time, in the right way.
Gene test could spare thousands of breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy
A clinical trial, manged by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Clinical Trials Unit, has shown that a gene test can safely identify breast cancer patients who can avoid chemotherapy, sparing them months of side effects without increasing the risk of their cancer returning.
Weighing newborn planets using their dusty fingerprints
¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomers have found a new way to estimate the masses of planets hidden inside the dusty disks surrounding young stars.
Wayve, Nissan and Uber join forces with PAVE UK to support the responsible deployment of self-driving vehicles
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education United Kingdom (PAVE UK) welcomes Wayve, Nissan, and Uber, global leaders in self-driving vehicle technology and its deployment, as its first members to drive public trust and support the responsible deployment of self-driving vehicle technology.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers help shape new national guidance for cancer screening
¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers have played a central role in developing new position statements from the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), setting out how emerging cancer screening technologies should be evaluated before being introduced to patients.