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Podcast: steering UK space, healthier commuting and animal research numbers
In this edition: A new role in the UK Space Agency, making healthy transport decisions and finding out how we use animals in research.
Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models?
An award has been made to Professor Maria Belvisi of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) to support research into the use of human tissue.
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Fluorescent 3-D imaging technique tracks disease models without surgery
A new rapid 3-D imaging system offers a non-invasive approach to accurately monitoring tumour development in adult zebrafish.
Badgers and cattle seldom meet, says new study
Close contact between badgers and cattle may not be responsible for the transmission of bovine tuberculosis, according to a new paper.
Imperial publishes data on its use of animals in research
On the day the Home Office releases UK-wide figures, Imperial has published its annual statistics on animal research.
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Sound waves may hold potential to treat twin pregnancy complications
High energy sound waves could treat a potentially deadly complication that affects some twin pregnancies, says new research.
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Scientists closer to understanding how the ear perceives speech
The inner ear processes low-frequency sounds, important for speech and music perception, differently to high-frequency sounds, new research has found
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Star role for 'Wars2' gene in heart disease risk
A gene called 'Wars2' has been pinpointed as a potential new target in treating heart disease, in research published today.
Fish diversity receives a boost when species evolve live births
When fish evolve the ability to give birth to live young rather than laying eggs, an explosion of new fish species follows, according to a new study.
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'Silencer molecules' switch off cancer's ability to spread around body
Scientists have revealed that a key molecule in breast and lung cancer cells can help switch off the cancers' ability to spread around the body.
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