GM mosquitoes’ wild success

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GM mosquitoes’ wild success

The stuff of asteroids

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The stuff of asteroids
Dementia costs Europe £165 billion a year Oxford University researchers have estimated that the cost of dementia across 15 western European countries totalled £165 billion (€189 billion) in 2007.
First patient receives novel gene therapy for type of blindness The first patient to receive gene therapy for an incurable type of blindness was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford this week as part of a trial led by Oxford University.
Largest study of causes of cancer in India begins A large study to investigate causes of common cancers in India is being carried out through a collaboration between Oxford University in the UK and 12 leading cancer centres in India.

Boost for drug discovery

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Boost for drug discovery
Workings of molecular motor revealed The structure and function of a ‘molecular motor’ critical to the functioning of human organs and, when malfunctioning, implicated in cancer, kidney failure, and osteoporosis, has been revealed in unprecedented detail.
Research student explores ‘alternative world’ of premillennial movements An Oxford University research student has explored the alternative world in which premillennial Rapture movements such as Camping’s flourish in an attempt to shed light on why such claims are listened to be so many people.

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