News archive: 2009

December
- New insights into mushroom-derived drug promising for cancer treatment - Press release - 23 December
  A promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, could be made…
- BBSRC research listed in Time magazine's top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009 - News - 23 December
  BBSRC-funded research that developed the first machine to have independently discovered new scientific knowledge…
- On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system is activated when we hear speech - Press release - 22 December
  Researchers funded by BBSRC and the Medical Research Council have discovered that the motor system is…
- Babraham scientists' 3D view of genes-at-work is paradigm shift in genetics - Press release - 21 December
  Research from the Babraham Institute, an institute of BBSRC, has revealed for the first time that genes work…
- Scientists show that plants have measure of the shortest day - Press release - 17 December
  It is not only people who feel the effects of short winter days – new research funded by BBSRC has shed light on…
- Innovator of the year 2010 deadline extended - News - 17 December
  The deadline is now 15 January 2010 for applicants to enter the Innovator of the year 2010 competition after requests…
- Early career scientists win prestigious prize for entrepreneurial skills - Press release - 15 December
  A team of early career scientists from University of Cambridge and Imperial College London has beaten off…
- New website explores food security challenge - Press release - 11 December
  A new website…was launched last night…to explore the issues around the looming challenge of feeding a global population…
- Flowering powers genetic understanding - Press release - 10 December
  New BBSRC-funded research from the John Innes Centre on how plants adapt their flowering to climate is also helping to…
- Bioscience for Life – new campaign launches to highlight role of bioscience in all our lives - Press release - 9 December
  BBSRC, the main UK public funder of bioscience research, has today launched a new campaign…
- RCUK invest over £530M in low carbon technology - News - 8 December
  Research Councils UK Energy Programme led by EPSRC is investing more than £530 million in UK research to develop…
- New therapy targets for amyloid disease - Press release - 4 December
  BBSRC-funded scientists have made a major discovery that is challenging accepted thinking about amyloids…
- 2 heads better than 1 in new antibiotic method - Press release - 3 December
  BBSRC-funded scientists have shown that an antibiotic that binds to a well-established target in a novel and unexpected way…
November
- Unique transatlantic research partnership aims at longer healthier lives - Press release - 26 November
  Research efforts to help the world's ageing population live longer healthier lives have been given a major boost with…
- Consultation launched to shape new investment in agricultural research facility - Press release - 26 November
  BBSRC has today launched a consultation on the details of a proposed investment of over £1M in a new farm-scale…
- Private sector urged to seize opportunity and back Research Council commitment to bioprocessing R&D - Press release - 25 November
  Private industry has today been urged to join a public sector commitment to fund advanced manufacturing research and…
- A sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics - Press release - 24 November
  BBSRC-funded scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have crystallised a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to…
- Deadly African virus threatens British pig industry - Press release - 23 November
  Deadly African swine fever virus poses a threat to Britain’s pig industry, following an outbreak in northern Russia. There is no cure…
- BBSRC congratulates winners of Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education - Press release - 19 November
  Prof Douglas Kell, Chief Executive of the BBSRC, has congratulated the winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Further and…
- Skin colour gives clues to health - Press release - 16 November
  BBSRC-funded researchers from the universities of Bristol and St Andrews have found that the colour of a person’s skin affects…
- New funds to stimulate systematics and taxonomy research - Press release - 16 November
  The BBSRC and the Natural Environment Research Council have made £750K available to kick-start research projects…
- Researcher placement scheme website launch - News - 16 November
  School placement scheme Researchers in Residence has launched its newly revamped website…
- BBSRC-funded arsenic expert 'highly cited' - Press release - 12 November
  A BBSRC-funded scientist at University of Aberdeen who was the first to reveal the extent of arsenic contamination in rice…
- £7.5M collaborations lead UK research community's response to H1N1 pandemic - Press release - 11 November
  Leading UK research funders today announce £7.5M of funding for a series of projects aimed at understanding…
- The earth really does move for insects - Press release - 5 November
  Researchers at Rothamsted Research, an Institute of the BBSRC, and at the University of Greenwich have explained a…
- Key seed size gene identified - Press release - 5 November
  Scientists…have uncovered a gene in plants that is responsible for controlling the size of seeds, which could lead to…
- Scientists produce first draft of pig genome - Press release - 2 November
  A global collaboration, supported in the UK in part by BBSRC, has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an…
October
- £3M funding to unlock secrets of immunity and infection - Press release - 30 October
  Research into immunity and infection has been given a multi-million pound boost with a major award from the BBSRC…
- Sixth formers present summer science projects at Babraham Institute - Press release - 26 October
  20 sixth formers who spent part of their summer holidays working alongside scientists in leading labs have presented the results…
- Fast-track arms race drives effective immune system - Press release - 23 October
  Our immune systems are locked in an arms race with infections and rapidly develop defences against their invaders…
- Plant science discovery wins Times Higher research project of the year - News - 22 October
  A team of plant scientists, funded largely by BBSRC, at Lancaster University has won the coveted Research Project of the Year at the…
- BBSRC welcomes Royal Society report - News - 21 October
  BBSRC has welcomed the publication today of the Royal Society report ‘Reaping the benefits: Science and the sustainable intensification of…
- Scientists get the measure of how weather shapes our body clocks - Press release - 20 October
  BBSRC-funded scientists have shed light on why our body clocks are so complicated, which could help researchers understand…
- Research Councils UK launches framework for the future - News - 20 October
  Research Councils UK (RCUK) has published a framework setting our their vision for the future…
- Brain responds to human voice in one fifth of a second - Press release - 19 October
  BBSRC-funded researchers have found that the sound of human voice can be recognised by the brain in less than one fifth of a…
- ‘Spaghetti’ scaffolding could help grow skin in labs - Press release - 16 October
  Scientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage…
- Report to bioscience funder recommends action on niche areas of expertise - Press release - 15 October
  An independent panel has today (15 October) made a series of recommendations to the BBSRC on concerns over potential…
- Bug barcode readers hold out promise of universal vaccines - Press release - 15 October
  Veterinary scientists have made a discovery that promises to deliver a new approach to fast development of cheap…
- Sustainable agriculture and food initiative aims to increase productivity - Press release - 13 October
  BBSRC is a partner in a new programme to bring the government, business and researchers together in a major initiative to…
- A high fat diet during pregnancy can lead to severe liver disease in offspring - Press release - 9 October
  BBSRC-funded scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother’s diet in pregnancy and a severe form…
- Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives - Press release - 9 October
  BBSRC-funded scientists…have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination…
- Public sector and industry unite to attack obesity and heart disease - Press release - 8 October
  The battle against obesity, heart disease and other diet related health problems received a £4 million boost today with…
- BBSRC data in first release for plant genomics portal to support research into improved crops - Press release - 8 October
  A new web resource for plant genomics research has been launched today with genome data funded by BBSRC…
- Nominations open for £20,000 national bioscience innovation prize - Press release - 5 October
  The BBSRC is opening nominations for the annual Innovator of the Year Award competition today…
- £1M award to address honeybee decline - Press release - 1 October
  Scientists at Rothamsted Research and Warwick University have been awarded £1M by BBSRC in partnership with Syngenta…
September
- Beautiful biology from particle physics - Feature - 29 September
  BBSRC fellowship links life sciences to next-generation synchrotron…
- Senior appointment to steer sustainable bioenergy research - Press release - 29 September
  Research to develop low-carbon bioenergy to replace petrol by using non-food crops and inedible parts of plants…
- Award-winning BBSRC fellow follows in footsteps of doyen of UK structural biology - Press release - 29 September
  The first ever BBSRC Diamond Professorial Fellow, Professor So Iwata, has been awarded the 2009 Aminoff Prize…
- Scientists to explore how bioscience could support Britain’s elite athletes - Press release - 28 September
  Bioscientists and sports scientists are meeting this week to discuss the application of bioscience research to help investigate…
- Are some birds as clever as chimps? - Feature - 24 September
  Stealthy scrub-jays display social intelligence to rival great apes…
- Scientists discover how to send insects off the scent of crops - Press release - 24 September
  BBSRC-funded research, published this week in Chemistry Communications, describes how scientists…
- Pruning: History rather than position gives the main shoot dominance - Press release - 22 September
  Scientists have shown that the main shoot dominates a plant’s growth principally because it was there first…
- New discovery reveals fate of nanoparticles in human cells - Press release - 22 September
  Scientists funded by the BBSRC have uncovered what happens to biomimetic nanoparticles…
- Scientists discover key factor in regulating placenta and fetal growth - Press release - 21 September
  A common biological molecule is central to placental growth and could hold the key to mitigating growth restriction…
- Research Councils UK sign groundbreaking MoU with Brazil - News - 15 September
  A pioneering MoU was signed today between RCUK and FAPESP, the Research Council for the State of São Paulo…
- Stealthy surreptitious scrub-jays are as quiet as a mouse to protect stored food from rival birds - Press release - 9 September
  When it comes to protecting hidden food stores, scrub-jays – a member of the crow family…
- Muscle - ‘hard to build, easy to lose’ as you age - Press release - 9 September
  Have you ever noticed that people have thinner arms and legs as they get older?
- BBSRC scientist awarded first Rooker prize - Press release - 8 September
  Dr Simon Carpenter from the IAH, an institute of BBSRC, has been awarded the first Rooker Prize…
- Institute for Animal Health to focus on virology of livestock and poultry - Press release - 7 September
  The IAH, an institute of the BBSRC, has announced a new science strategy that will see the focusing…
- Public dialogue opened on synthetic biology - News - 4 September
  BBSRC and the EPSRC have now commissioned a public dialogue on synthetic biology…
- Public sector and industry combine in funding boost for diet and health and green tech research - Press release - 1 September
  A total of £7M funding has been announced today by 2 public-private collaborations led by the BBSRC…
August
- Immune defect is key to skin ageing - Press release - 28 August
  Scientists funded by the BBSRC have discovered why older people may be so vulnerable to cancer…
- Fruit is even better for you than previously thought - Press release - 27 August
  An international team of scientists has found that the polyphenol content of fruits has been underestimated…
- UK leads European research programme with £10M investment in bioscience data handling capacity - Press release - 25 August
  The UK has made its first substantial commitment to a major emerging pan-European science project…
- Omega-3 research sheds light on inflammation trigger - Press release - 25 August
  BBSRC-funded scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a previously unknown step in early…
- Invitation to submit evidence to the RCUK international review of e-Science 2009 - News - 25 August
  RCUK have asked the EPSRC, on behalf of all Research Councils, to conduct a review…
- Professor Chris Lamb CBE FRS, 1950-2009 - Press release - 21 August
  The international scientific community has been greatly saddened by the sudden death of Professor Chris Lamb CBE FRS…
- Nano-magnets guide stem cells to damaged tissue - Press release - 17 August
  Microscopic magnetic particles have been used to bring stem cells to sites of cardiovascular injury…
- IAH-industry collaboration launches bluetongue test kit - Press release - 17 August
  IAH-industry collaboration launches bluetongue test kit…
- RCUK large facilities roadmap 2010 consultation now open - 17 August
  The draft 2010 RCUK Large Facilities Roadmap is now available for consultation…
- Stress can speed the ageing process, sheep study shows - Press release - 13 August
  A lifetime of stress can take its toll on the body and accelerate the ageing process…
- Research highlights from BBSRC - Press release - 12 August
  Business - the quarterly research highlights magazine from BBSRC has had a make-over…
- BBSRC-funded technology enables rapid swine flu vaccine discovery - Press release - 12 August
  A new technology developed with BBSRC funding at the John Innes Centre has been taken up…
- Potato blight plight looks promising for food security - Press release - 10 August
  Over 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the BBSRC…
- Profile feature: Tim Hart - Feature - 9 August
  Bioentrepreneur Tim Hart talks about how BBSRC funding opened the doors of the business world and led to a new commercial spin out company…
- Marine microbes creating green waves in industry - Press release - 7 August
  New technology designed to analyse large numbers of novel marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture new drugs…
- Scientists explain why birds get sex on the brain in the spring - Press release - 7 August
  New technology designed to analyse large numbers of novel marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture new drugs…
- North Wyke Research completes merger with Rothamsted Research - Press release - 5 August
  North Wyke Research, the home of UK grassland systems science, has completed its merger with Rothamsted Research…
- BBSRC publishes review of 2008-09 - Press release - 4 August
  The Annual Report and Accounts of the BBSRC have been published today…
- Unlocking the key to human fertility - Press release - 2 August
  Scientists…have discovered a unique 'DNA signature' in human sperm, which may act as a key that unlocks an egg's fertility and triggers new life…
July
- Research Councils UK review of UK energy research 2010 - nomination of panel members - News - 29 July
  EPSRC is seeking panel members for the Research Council evaluation of the Energy programme…
- Natural born killers - how the body's frontline immune cells decide which cells to destroy - Press release - 28 July
  The mechanism used by 'Natural Killer' immune cells in the human body to distinguish between diseased cells…
- New facility opened at Babraham - News - 28 July
  Lord Drayson, Minister for Science and Innovation opened the £22M Biological Support Unit (BSU)…
- Researchers capture bacterial infection on film - Press release - 27 July
  BBSRC-funded researchers have developed a new technique that allows them to make a movie of bacteria infecting their living host…
- £100M boost for animal health research - Press release - 27 July
  BBSRC and the Institute for Animal Health today welcomed the announcement by the Government of over £100M investment…
- UK student in Japan top ten triumph - Press release - 21 July
  The UK International Biology Olympiad team, sponsored by BBSRC, has performed extremely well in competition…
- BBSRC welcomes EFRA committee’s report on food security - News - 21 July
  BBSRC welcomes the EFRA committee's report on food security, published today. The report highlights…
- UK bioscience sparkles with new Diamond fellowship - Press release - 20 July
  UK bioscience has received a major boost following the announcement of 16 new fellowships by…
- The 'third eye' that affects night work and jetlag - Feature - 17 July
  Health professionals warned on link between body clock disruption and disease…
- Mystery E. coli genes essential for survival of many species - Press release - 13 July
  Scientists have shown that E. coli - one of the best known and extensively studied organisms in the world…
- Happier, healthier, more productive hens on omega-3? - Press release - 13 July
  £1.7M of research funding will help laying hens avoid bone damage by investigating the benefits of omega-3…
- BBSRC-funded research profiled across BBC - News - 10 July
  Today the BBC is giving extensive coverage to BBSRC-funded research on animal locomotion…
- UK students take off to compete in International Biology Olympiad - Press release - 9 July
  Today four sixth form students are jetting off to Japan to fly the UK flag at the International Biology Olympiad in Tsukuba…
- BBSRC scientist authors school food briefing for parliamentarians - Press release - 9 July
  PhD student, Rachel Joynes, has today published a briefing for parliamentarians on school food as part of…
- Shape the future of bioscience research 2009 - consultation launched on proposals for new BBSRC strategic plan - Press release - 8 July
  BBSRC has identified three high-level strategic research priorities and is now asking interested stakeholders to…
- Researchers study how dietary carbohydrates influence the thickening of arteries - Press release - 7 July
  New funding from BBSRC is allowing a research team from the University of Surrey to ask the question: How does dietary carbohydrate influence…
- BBSRC at Royal Show 2009 - Press release - 7 July
  BBSRC, the UK's largest funder of agriculture and food related research, will have a significant presence at the Royal Show 2009 for the iconic…
- Science photo competition - News - 7 July
  Are you mad about your science and handy with a camera? Making beautiful images that deserve a wider audience? So send them in to the inaugural…
- Running with greyhounds, horses, cheetahs… and dinosaurs - Feature - 3 July
  Locomotion research reveals winning edges and safer races…
- New national genome centre launched - Press release - 3 July
  A new UK national genome centre is being officially opened today by Nobel Laureate and genome pioneer…
- New incontinence research funding to benefit millions - Press release - 2 July
  Research into Ageing, the medical research arm of Age Concern and Help the Aged, and the BBSRC are joining forces…
June
- New nanoparticles could revolutionise therapeutic drug discovery - Press release - 25 June
  New nanoparticles could revolutionise therapeutic drug discovery
- Rothamsted scientist to receive top award from the Royal Agricultural Society of England - Press release - 19 June
  Weed scientist, Dr Stephen Moss will be presented with the prestigious RASE Technology Award at…
- Commercialisation of insecticide 'crystals' offers exciting prospect for farmers world-wide - Press release - 19 June
  Time-delayed insecticide 'crystals' could revolutionise pest management in agriculture following a deal between researchers from…
- New Chair for BBSRC appointed - Press release - 18 June
  The formal appointment of Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS FMedSci as the new Chair of the BBSRC has been announced today…
- Bacteria make light work of hydrogen production - Feature - 17 June
  Industry collaborations bring renewable energy advances…
- Common fish species has 'human' ability to learn - Press release - 17 June
  Although worlds apart, the way fish learn could be closer to humans? way of thinking than previously believed…
- Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 - News - 16 June
  The following were announced in the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2009…
- Scientists turn deadly mosquitoes against their own offspring - Press release - 15 June
  A new field demonstration from Peru suggests that we might be able to co-opt adult mosquitoes into applying…
- Evolution of swine flu mapped by scientists - Press release - 12 June
  Funding…has played an important role in enabling the rapid analysis of genetic data from the ongoing Influenza H1N1 outbreak attributed to Swine flu…
- Consultation launched on next generation sequencing technologies - News - 12 June
  Consultation launched on next generation sequencing technologies
- New model predicts impact of new agricultural techniques and climate change on farmland ecosystems - Press release - 9 June
  A consortium of scientists have presented a new way of modelling ecosystems that can predict the impact…
- New effort to counter ramularia - Press release - 2 June
  A project to combat a newly emerging disease of barley is being launched. It will pull together…
- Fat to make you feel fuller - Press release - 2 June
  Scientists have designed a fatty formulation that can make you feel fuller for longer…
- Scientists solve poppy puzzle with new gene discovery - Press release - 1 June
  Scientists at the University of Birmingham have identified an elusive male gene in the field poppy that stops…
May
- Shatter resistant brassicas - Press release - 27 May
  Shatter resistant brassicas
- Consultation launched on future research for food security - Press release - 27 May
  27 May 2009 - Consultation launched on future research for food security
- Award for pioneering stem cell research to mend broken bones - Press release - 25 May
  Funding from the BBSRC could lead to the development of new and better treatments for broken…
- Necessity is the mother of invention for clever birds 2009 - rooks show insightful and creative tool use - Press release - 25 May
  BBSRC-funded researchers…have found that rooks, a member of the crow family, are capable…
- EMBRAPA and PBL forge technology development and commercialisation partnership - Press release - 21 May
  The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa, and PBL, the UK technology management…
- £1.65M investment establishes epigenomics sequencing facility at the Babraham Institute - Press release - 13 May
  The Babraham Institute announces a new state-of-the-art genome sequencing facility, following a major…
- New report details strategically important agricultural research facilities - Press release - 12 May
  An independent report has been published today (12 May) which details the public sector facilities…
- Call for UK biosicence organisation to identify specialist skills that could be lost from the research community - Press release - 7 May
  BBSRC, in coordination with the Biosciences Federation, is launching a UK-wide consultation…
April
- New insight into addictive behaviour offers treatment hope - Press release - 29 April
  Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious, rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content…
- BBSRC Chief Executive calls for better coordination and increased funding to ensure food security - Press release - 28 April
  In an interview this morning with the BBC, Professor Douglas Kell called for better coordination and…
- Closing a skills gap that threatens translation of research into new medicines - Press release - 24 April
  University based projects attract private funding to mitigate skills gap in biomedical research…
- Insight into fish disease to help protect farmed fish stocks - Press release - 24 April
  Researchers…have gained a key insight into a disease that is devastating the UK's fish farming industry…
- Scientists use retroviruses to unravel woolly history of sheep domestication - Press release - 23 April
  Scientists…have unravelled the woolly history of sheep domestication by examining retroviruses…
- Completed cattle genome could improve beef and dairy production - Press release - 23 April
  Scientists are tomorrow…publishing the complete cattle genome in the journal Science…
- £10M initiative launched to tackle bee and pollinator decline - Press release - 21 April
  Up to £10M is to be invested to help to identify the main threats to bees and other insect pollinators…
- Scientists discover 'dancing' algae - Press release - 20 April
  Scientists…have discovered that freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around…
- Research Councils seek feedback on knowledge transfer schemes, activities and mechanisms - News - 17 April
  Research Councils UK would like to gather valuable feedback regarding their knowledge transfer activities…
- Changing climate will lead to devastating loss of phosphorus from soil - Press release - 15 April
  Crop growth, drinking water and recreational water sports could all be adversely affected if predicted changes…
- BBSRC welcomes Environment Agency call for sustainable energy from biomass - News - 14 April
  BBSRC welcomes the Environment Agency's call for energy from biomass that is genuinely sustainable…
- Biological FM signal maintains inflammation in cancer, asthma, and other diseases - Press release - 9 April
  A study published tomorrow in Science examines a key player in conditions such as cancer, inflammatory bowel…
- BBSRC congratulates the winners of the 2009 British Biology Olympiad - News - 8 April
  The winners of the 2009 British Biology Olympiad are…
- DIUS announce their preferred candidate to become Chair of BBSRC Council - News - 6 April
  DIUS have today announced that Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS, currently Sir William Dunn Professor and Head of School of Biological Sciences…
- BBSRC announces new make-up of its Council - Press release - 3 April
  Three new members have been appointed to the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research…
- Robot scientist becomes first machine to discover new scientific knowledge - Press release - 2 April
  Scientists…have created a Robot Scientist which the researchers believe is the first machine to have…
- New national Genome Centre to underpin food security and animal health - Press release - 2 April
  A new national centre to analyse plant, animal and microbial genomes has been announced today…
March
- Outcome of claims following August 2007 FMD outbreak at Pirbright - News - 31 March
  BBSRC is pleased with the decision by the High Court that claims against the Institute for Animal Health…
- Public views on new areas in bioscience - News - 27 March
  The UK's main public funders of an emerging area of science known as synthetic biology are convening…
- Inaugural BBSRC Innovator of the Year named - Press release - 25 March
  Inaugural BBSRC Innovator of the Year named
- UK bioscience sector declaration of concern on the revision of EU Directive 86/609 on animal experimentation - News - 25 March
  Nine key UK bioscience organisations have signed a declaration of concern about the revision of EU Directive…
- Listening to pleasant music could help restore vision in stroke patients, suggests study - Press release - 23 March
  Patients who have lost part of their visual awareness following a stroke may show an improved ability to see…
- Plant biologists discover gene that switches on 'essence of male' - Press release - 20 March
  Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into plant sex … and discovered that…
- New help to reduce the number of mice used in lab tests - Press release - 11 March
  The RSPCA and leading funders of medical research, including BBSRC, are calling on scientists to share information…
- Stem cells replace stroke damaged tissue in rats - Press release - 9 March
  Scientists will today (09 March) begin work funded by a £4.5M grant from BBSRC to research new cancer drugs…
- Multi-million funded experiments could lead to revolution in cancer treatment - Press release - 9 March
  Effective stem cell treatment for strokes has taken a significant step forward today as scientists reveal how they…
- Unfolding ''nature's origami'' - Press release - 2 March
  Sometimes known as 'nature's origami', the way that proteins fold is vital to ensuring they function correctly…
- New publication highlights role of plant science in delivering food security - Press release - 2 March
  With rapid global population growth, a changing climate and disruption to global trading patterns threatening our…
February
- Scientists eavesdrop on the exciting conversations within cells - Press release - 25 February
  Scientists have discovered the secrets of a sophisticated molecule that plays a role in many aspects of human…
- Research Councils UK launch Knowledge Transfer Portal - News - 25 February
  A portal to help researchers and businesses find funding for knowledge transfer opportunities has been launched…
- Scientists mine drugs database for new diabetes treatment - Press release - 22 February
  Scientists…have harnessed a new drug discovery tool to identify a new player in the body's insulin secretion…
- Summit convened to map out route to sustainable food security - Press release - 19 February
  A meeting today in Central London is bringing together leading scientists, policymakers and funders with…
- Future plans for the Institute for Animal Health - update - Press release - 13 February
  At its meeting on 11 February BBSRC Council discussed future plans for the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) in…
- Wheat genome project to underpin food security - Press release - 11 February
  Wheat genome project to underpin food security
- Research Councils UK launch Darwin Today exhibition - Press release - 9 February
  Research Councils UK has launched Darwin Today, a new touring exhibition, developed by BBSRC, that celebrates…
- Researchers shake up scientific theory on motor protein - Press release - 5 February
  An international team of scientists…at the University of Leeds, has shed new light on the little-understood…
- Natural pest control on conventional and organic farms - Press release - 3 February
  The Government has today published its response to the Anderson report on the 2007 Foot-and-Mouth…
- Future plans for the Institute for Animal Health - Press release - 3 February
  Scientists…have discovered a chemical that stops stem cells from turning into other cell types, allowing…
- Don’t go changing: New chemical keeps stem cells young - Press release - 3 February
  A study of natural pest control on conventional and organic farms in the southwest has found…
January
- Research highlights from BBSRC - Press release - 30 January
  The following stories feature in the latest issue of BBSRC Business, the quarterly research highlights…
- Evolutionary biology provides clues to single-celled common ancestor - Press release - 30 January
  One hundred and fifty years after Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published BBSRC-funded…
- How a brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests - Press release - 29 January
  Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms…
- BBSRC welcomes launch of Science [So What? So Everything] - Press release - 28 January
  BBSRC has welcomed the launch today of the Government's [Science - So What? So Everything]…
- Biggest ever public investment in bioenergy to help provide clean, green and sustainable fuels - Press release - 27 January
  The biggest ever single UK public investment in bioenergy research has been announced today by…
- Dinosaur fossils fit perfectly into the evolutionary tree of life - Press release - 26 January
  A recent study by researchers…has found that scientists? knowledge of the evolution of dinosaurs…
- BBSRC-funded scientist receives first Jim Gray e-Science Award - News - 26 January
  In December 2008, Professor Carole Goble of the University of Manchester become the first ever recipient of Microsoft's Jim Gray e-Science Award…
- Fish guts explain marine carbon cycle mystery - Press release - 16 January
  Research published today reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of…
- Scientists unlock secret to overeating - Press release - 12 January
  BBSRC-funded scientists have found new evidence that the tendency to overeat could be genetic according…
- New man at helm of Institute of Food Research - Press release - 8 January
  David Boxer…has been appointed as the next Director of the Institute of Food Research and Professor Microbial…
- New Years Honours 2009 - News - 7 January
  The following were announced in the New Year Honours list 2009…
- Research Councils seek panel member nominations for 2009 international review of e-science - News - 7 January
  EPSRC, on behalf of all the Research Councils and in conjunction with the learned societies, is undertaking…

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