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British scientists plan to expand genomic sequencing from COVID to flu
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic. Now British researchers plan to use it to better understand a host ...
Jan 10, 2023
Britain’s satellite hopes undimmed by mission failure
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's hopes of becoming a leading destination for the launch of small satellites remain intact despite the failure of the first mission, the country's business minister Grant Sh...
Jan 10, 2023
Rocket released in Europe’s first satellite launch
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket was released from its carrier aircraft late on Monday, a key stage of Western Europe's first satellite launch that took off from the coastal town o...
Jan 09, 2023
Western Europe’s first satellite launch takes off from UK’s Newquay
LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Orbit's "Cosmic Girl" took off from Newquay's spaceport in Cornwall for Western Europe's first satellite launch late on Monday. (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Hol...
Jan 09, 2023
Scientists chip away at how ancient Roman concrete stood test of time
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times vi...
Jan 09, 2023
Omicron COVID booster cuts hospitalization in over 65s – Israeli study
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine booster developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE sharply reduced hospitalizations among older patients, Israeli researchers said on Monday, in ...
Jan 09, 2023
Tiny English seaside resort counts down to western Europe’s first satellite launch
By Henry Nicholls NEWQUAY, England (Reuters) - Final preparations were being made on Monday for the first launch of orbital satellites into space from western Europe, when Virgin Orbit's mission will ...
Jan 09, 2023
Historic UK satellite launch may spur military appetite
By Tim Hepher (Reuters) - A mobile air-launched rocket system to be used in Britain's first domestic satellite launch could sow the seeds for a globally dispersed rapid-response capability to put extr...
Jan 08, 2023
Historic satellite launch from Britain scheduled for Monday
LONDON (Reuters) - A historic satellite launch from Cornwall in south west England has been scheduled for Monday, Virgin Orbit said, in what will be the first time an orbital satellite has ever set of...
Jan 06, 2023
Graphite Bio pauses early-stage blood disease therapy trial
(Reuters) - Gene therapy firm Graphite Bio said on Thursday it was pausing an early-to-mid-stage trial of its blood disease therapy due to a serious adverse event in the first patient dosed, sending i...
Jan 05, 2023
