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Latest results from CERN further reinforce that the particle discovered last year is a Higgs boson.

Latest results from CERN further reinforce that the particle discovered last year is a Higgs boson.

Evidence suggests that the risk of developing cancer or tissue damage after exposure to ionising radiation varies among people because of genetic and lifestyle factors, according the Health Protection Agency’s independent Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation (AGIR).

Scientists across the UK are today proudly celebrating the monumental achievement of the completion of ALMA - the most complex ground-based telescope in existence. The telescope is being officially opened during an inauguration ceremony in Chile (14:30 GMT 13 March 2013) - the result of two decades of work from institutions all over the world, including in the UK.

Scientists across the UK are today proudly celebrating the monumental achievement of the completion of ALMA - the most complex ground-based telescope in existence. The telescope is being officially opened during an inauguration ceremony in Chile (14:30 GMT 13 March 2013) - the result of two decades of work from institutions all over the world, including in the UK.

Research from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that food, water, chopping boards, cleaning cloths and security wristbands sampled from mobile and outdoor food vendors were contaminated with a range of bacteria including E.coli. This bacteria, which originates from human or animal faeces indicates either poor hygiene, undercooking or cross-contamination in the kitchen.

A technique to create the shortest X-ray pulses ever made is proposed in Physical Review Letters.

A technique to create the shortest X-ray pulses ever made is proposed in Physical Review Letters.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) welcomes the move by England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Dame Sally Davies to add antibiotic resistance to the national risk register.

Serco Group plc (Serco), the leading international service company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm Wyman as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2013.  Malcolm will...

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware that a person who injected heroin has been diagnosed with anthrax infection in Suffolk and has died.

Grow your own crystals, explore a life-size model of the Large Hadron Collider tunnel and find out more about the largest infrared space telescope ever launched - all at the Big Bang Fair next week (14-17 March 2013)

A technique that could take away the anxious wait by patients for breast cancer results by removing the need for a needle biopsy is to have its performance evaluated for the first time, on breast tissue and lymph nodes.

Byotrol, which developed its hygiene technology at STFC's Innovations Technology Centre at Daresbury, has signed a major contract with Marks & Spencer.

Serco Group plc (Serco), the international service company has signed a...

Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management...

To mark the MRC’s Centenary we surveyed a range of people in the public eye - scientists and non-scientists alike - and asked two important questions.

The UK will play a leading role in one of the biggest global science collaborations in history, after the UK government confirmed long-term investment in the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) to be built in Chile

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has issued new guidance for owners of pet rodents following two recent UK cases of hantavirus which are described in a paper published in this week’s Eurosurveillance.

Figures published by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) today show that confirmed cases of whooping cough in England and Wales have continued to decrease with 668 cases reported in January 2013, compared to 835 cases in December 2012.