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First ever biological amplifier created by Imperial scientists
Scientists have made an amplifier to boost biological signals, using DNA and harmless E. coli bacteria.
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Stories written by Gail Wilson
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Imperial podcast: Visit the heart and lung repair shop and estimate childhood TB
We visit a repair shop with a difference to find out about the research involved in heart and lung repair.
Fully Equipped
£1.8 million investment boosts cutting-edge molecular science at Imperial
Local MP Mark Field visits Imperial today to launch a £1.8m upgrade to the Department of Chemistry's analytical facilities.
Bacterial warfare tactics
Antibacterial toxin discovery could open up new infectious disease treatments
New research reveals weaponry used by bacteria that could be exploited to develop new therapeutic treatments.
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Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours, to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.
Killing bees' buzz
Radio tags reveal how pesticides are impairing bumblebees' ability to forage
Long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide harms bees' ability to forage for pollen and may be changing their choices of which flowers to visit.
It's a Higgs, what next?
Physicists close chapter on Higgs discovery and look forward to new physics
Latest results from the detectors at CERN reveal that the Higgs boson particle continues to behave exactly as the Standard Model predicts.
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Imperial Podcast: The heart of the sun and tackling obesity with soft drink tax
Business School economist Dr Katharina Hauck explains how levying a tax on sweetened soft drinks could help tackle obesity.
Summer science exhibition
Up close and personal with the Higgs boson
Imperial physicists and visitors will be exploring the discovery of the Higgs boson at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
Summer Science Exhibition
Imperial scientists showcase comet-chasing mission at major science exhibition
The public is being invited to join the chase for a comet at this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
