Researchers from Newcastle University, and colleagues from Spain, Canada and Egypt, have successfully trialed two new qPCR assays to help detect the presence of transmissible AMR using water and wastewater samples. Publishing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2021
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Without adaptation, sea-level rise will put millions more people at risk of flooding, scientists have warned. This requires a timely and adequate commitment to adaptation. Using a novel "scenario-neutral" approach researchers ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2021
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Newcastle University research offers important insights into how we could turn DNA into a green-by-design data structure that organises data like conventional computers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 13, 2021
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Tiny synthetic particles known as dendrimers avoid detection by our immune system and could help develop a new way to deliver drugs into the body without triggering a reaction.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 12, 2021
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Climate experts have published guidance to help water and sewerage companies and flood risk management authorities to prepare for future increases in rainfall intensities from global warming.
Environment
Jul 22, 2021
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Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met Office has found.
Earth Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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A new model tracking the vertical movement of algae-covered microplastic particles offers hope in the fight against plastic waste in our oceans.
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2021
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Exploitation of workers in the Malaysian medical glove industry has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research carried out by a partnership led by Newcastle University.
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2021
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Domestic burning of wood and dung fuels in Neolithic homes would have exceeded modern internationally-agreed standards for indoor air quality, exposing inhabitants to unsafe levels of particulates.
Archaeology
Jun 30, 2021
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That is the conclusion of a comprehensive independent assessment led by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) which considered a catalog of risks and opportunities affecting every aspect of life in the UK.
Environment
Jun 17, 2021
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