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Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA
Common belief is that yawning helps to increase the oxygen supply. However, previous research has failed to show an association
Pfizer has reported quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations on falling sales of key brands and generic drugs. The
BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland, a subsidiary of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., is to add the positions at its Dublin Global Commercial Operations
More than 60 high-end science and technology research jobs, as well as 55 construction jobs, will be created at the
Pfizer has opened a new $30 million unit at its Ringaskiddy facility. The New Product Technology Laboratory will allow the Cork plant
More than 200 scientists in Ireland are to receive a total of almost €50 million in funding for new research
The gene mutation that causes Huntington’s disease appears in every cell in the body, yet kills only two types of
An Irish amateur astronomer has achieved yet another first by discovering a previously unknown supernova from his back garden in
Irish scientists have registered a world first in the production of a substance called graphene, an advanced material that looks set
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that increasing coffee consumption by
There are five healthy behaviours that appear to significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to a 35-year study that
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Treating food products with select bacteriophages—viruses that target and kill bacteria—could significantly reduce concentrations of E. coli, a new study shows.
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