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The study, published today in the Cell Press journal Molecular Cell, details a method of germ resistance they’ve coined ‘antibody-directed xenophagy’ (ADX). When we think of the immune system, most people imagine white blood cells putting up a fight against invading germs within our bloodstream. But researchers from the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular […]

Participants supported research into SRM, particularly computer modelling, provided it is carried out within a robust ethical framework and does not distract from efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While participants saw the value of research, some urged caution about large scale deployment and stressed SRM should not distract from the root causes of climate […]

The first two projects to be funded in the LCR through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Local Innovation Partnership Fund (LIPF) have been announced. Led by the University of Liverpool, they are set to receive £23.7 million. The funding has been agreed locally by the LCR Local Innovation Partnership Group, and is the first allocation […]

The scientists have demonstrated a practical route to dramatically boosting the intensity of high-power laser light for the first time. The results, published in Nature, could unlock the path towards creating the most intense light ever produced in a laboratory. This could open the door to experiments that probe the fundamental laws of physics by […]

The study, published in ‘Nature’, was led by scientists at The Pirbright Institute. It brought together researchers from: the University of Cambridge the University of York the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme National Museums of Kenya It was funded primarily through the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) alongside Kenya’s National Research Fund. The […]

A new BBC Ideas film is spotlighting pioneering UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded research that could dramatically change how endometriosis is diagnosed. It is offering hope to millions of women who currently face years of pain, misdiagnosis and dismissal. The short film follows women living with endometriosis and features the work of Dr Barbara Guinn […]

The King’s College London study, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), is the first to investigate pollution exposure and development in Greater London. The study measures language and motor skills of infants whose mothers were pregnant. Pollution exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy (conception to week 12 to 13), emitted from sources such […]

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) today announced a new research and innovation (R&I) challenge: The Home Learning Environment R&I Challenge. UKRI has committed £31.9 million through the R&D Missions Accelerator Programme. Delivered in partnership with the Department for Education, and forming part of the government’s mission to Break Down Barriers to Opportunity. Power of research and innovation […]

The discovery of the first planets outside our Solar System (exoplanets) came in the 1990s and thousands more have been identified since then. Most exoplanets discovered so far do not resemble the planets found in our Solar System. There is a much greater variety of planetary types, but scientists don’t yet know why. Understanding alien planets As a result, the field has evolved from finding new exoplanets, to studying […]

While a one-minute treatment jab might sound simple, it represents the culmination of decades of Medical Research Council (MRC) investment in immunology and antibody research. The injectable is a new way of delivering pembrolizumab, known as Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug used to treat 14 different cancers, including: lung breast head and neck bowel cervical Instead […]