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Space technology plan to monitor noxious algae on Lough Neagh

A total of £800,000 has been awarded by the UK’s Space Agency to develop a remote sensor that predicts, detects and monitors blue-green algae.

Evening Standard

Archaeology student finds 1200-year-old gold in his first excavation

Dating to the 800s, the object is about four centimetres long and has a decorative ornament on one end.

Euronews

Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation

An archaeologist in training discovered a rare medieval gold object in northwestern England during her first excavation.

LiveScience

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Kenya’s 1950 Kolloa massacre: Britain won’t own up to its colonial violence but communities need closure

In 1950, British forces killed at least 29 civilians in one of the deadliest, but least chronicled, episodes of colonial violence in Kenya.

The Conversation

Bert Wraith obituary

Other lives: Award-winning metallurgist and expert in the dispersion of gases in metals

The Guardian - UK

Healthy babies born in UK using DNA from 3 people to prevent hereditary diseases

The births mark a milestone in reproductive science - and a potential lifeline for families with a history of mitochondrial disorders.

Euronews

8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new IVF 'mitochondrial donation' trial

A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

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IVF technique using DNA from three people sees eight babies born free of hereditary disease

Mitochondrial donation treatment is designed to prevent children being born with devastating diseases

The Independent UK

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing rare diseases to their children

The Independent UK

Eight healthy babies born after IVF using DNA from three people

Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases

The Guardian - UK

Eight babies born from pioneering IVF technique to prevent devastating disease

The scientific method, known as mitochondrial donation treatment, is designed to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases.

Evening Standard

Class and masculinity are connected – when industry changes, so does what it means to ‘be a man’

On July 3, I’ll be discussing Youth, Masculinity and the Political Divide at an event with The Conversation and Cumberland Lodge at Newcastle University (get your tickets here).

The Conversation

Join us in Newcastle to discuss youth, masculinity and the political divide

When the Netflix series Adolescence hit TV screens in March this year, its depiction of boyhood, violence and online misogyny sparked debates across the UK and beyond.

The Conversation

Labour seats set to suffer worst economic impact of welfare reforms – study

MPs have been urged to consider the wider impact of changes to eligibility requirements for the personal independence payment.

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Rico the sloth receives pioneering surgery to cure his toothache

Rico the two-toed sloth is believed to be the first of his kind to undergo this dental operation

The Independent UK

3D bioprinter that makes human-like tissue ‘could speed up drug development’

A team led by experts from Newcastle University are behind the technology which helps produce tissues that are much closer models to humans.

The Guardian - UK

UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home

Branches aim to tap into huge domestic market in face of changing visa regimes and international competition

Dynamite News

Lung Treatment: New method of scanning reveals improved function

Publishing two complementary papers in Radiology and JHLT Open, the team explained how they use a special gas, called perfluoro propane, which can be seen on an MRI scanner. Read further on Dynamite News:

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New method of scanning shows effects of treatment on lung function

A novel way of scanning lungs can demonstrate the impact of treatment on lung function in real-time, allowing experts to observe the functioning of transplanted lungs. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

The UK’s booming creative industries could employ even more people – if they attract fresh international investment

The UK’s creative industries are an economic success story, contributing £124.6 billion to the country’s economy in 2022 – around 6% of the total. These industries, which include film, TV and publishing, grew by more than 50% between 2010 and 2022.

Newcastle Herald

Uni staff facing job losses against spirit of legislation, union claims

Union urges university to convert casual staff to ongoing roles.

The Independent UK

Stressed bees make pessimistic choices, research shows

Scientists say their study shows how animals are displaying a similar response to how humans react to a set-back

Space

James Webb Space Telescope finds a shock near supermassive black hole (image)

By examining a distant supermassive black hole, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found a shocking link between jets and dust around these cosmic titans.

Newcastle Herald

E-scooters and e-bikes here to stay

Letters and Short Takes: Saturday, July 20, 2024

The Guardian - UK

UK universities urged to end drugs zero tolerance and focus on harm reduction

Report proposing new approach welcomed by mother of Jeni Larmour, who died after taking alcohol and ketamine

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