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30 May 2017: Recent advances in the study of ancient DNA present an opportunity to test existing understandings of Egyptian history using ancient genetic data. ... They were able to use the data gathered to test previous hypotheses drawn from archaeological and

4 May 2017: The advent of cryptocurrency has also sparked many new business platforms with sizable valuations of their own, along with new forms of peer-to-peer economic activity.”.

16 Nov 2017: The Institute’s landmark findings include the discovery that breast cancer can be divided up into 10 different diseases, paving way for new treatments, and its pioneering research into blood tests

22 May 2017: In the 100 years since it was published, general relativity has passed every test that has been thrown at it, but one of its limitations is the existence of singularities.

22 May 2017: However, when people were presented with current viable options – EU membership, European Economic Area (EEA), Customs Union and ‘hard Brexit’ (i.e. ... Institute of Economic and Social Research, will join Barnard and Ludlow to talk about ‘Brexit,

29 Mar 2017: In the days and weeks following the June 2016 referendum, those who advocated leaving the EU were quick to claim that the much-heralded economic disasters threatened by George Osborne and ... Certainly, while the value of sterling might have dropped and

8 Mar 2017: Around one in 20 teenagers suffers from depression. Episodes can last for several months. Unfortunately, about 50% of teenagers who have a depressive episode

10 Jul 2017: Research. Global teamwork brings low-cost test for Weil's disease a step closer.. ... International cooperation has been crucial in the development of the test (see panel below).

2 Feb 2017: Education is at the heart of social transformation – it increases opportunities in life, can pull people out of poverty, empower women and drive economic growth. ... We see girls’ education as the starting point to everything – from tackling

21 Feb 2017: Cocaine is one of the most widely-used illicit drugs in the Western world and is highly addictive. A report last year by the UK government’s Advisory Council

26 May 2017: This enables researchers to test their predictions about how play may contribute to social development in the longer term.

25 Jan 2017: According to psychologists, the extraordinary variety of human personality can be broken down into the so-called ‘Big Five’ personality traits, namely

20 Apr 2017: The UK DRI is a joint £250 million investment into dementia research led by the Medical Research Council (MRC) alongside founding charity partners Alzheimer’s

5 Oct 2017: The new Blade Runner sequel will return us to a world where sophisticated androids made with organic body parts can match the strength and emotions of their

19 May 2017: Later, lab-based tests, using the most advanced techniques for the synthesis and atomic-resolution visualisation of such extreme materials, were performed by the Warwick researchers to confirm the theoretical predictions.

23 Aug 2017: Leprosy is an infectious disease that affects the skin and peripheral nerves and is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and, less commonly, Mycobacterium

30 Nov 2017: wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent. ... wrestle with issues of immigration and trade, resurgent nationalism, and economic discontent.'.

18 Oct 2017: By manufacturing artificial surfaces that replicated ‘blue halos’, scientists were able to test the effect on pollinators, in this case foraging bumblebees.

22 Jun 2017: Early tests of the antibodies in test tubes and in nematode worms showed an almost complete elimination of these pathogens.

13 Jun 2017: Using sensitive laboratory tests, embryos can be detected as they implant into the womb about one week after fertilisation. ... At this point the hormone hCG, which is used in regular pregnancy tests, becomes detectable.