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Lab-grown oesophagus restores swallowing in pigs

Great Ormond Street and UCL hope to help babies born without part of the food pipe.

20 March 2026 · Source: UCL News

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Cambridge scientists find RNA that copies itself

A 45-letter ribozyme offers clues to how life began.

12 February 2026 · Source: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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DeepMind publishes AlphaGenome study

The London-built AI predicts how single DNA changes affect gene activity.

28 January 2026 · Source: Wikipedia

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Rubin Observatory releases first images

The largest digital camera ever built reveals millions of galaxies.

23 June 2025 · Source: Wikipedia

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SpaceX catches Starship booster

Giant mechanical arms catch the returning booster at the launch tower.

13 October 2024 · Source: Wikipedia

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UK rejoins Horizon Europe

British scientists can bid for EU research funding again from next year.

7 September 2023 · Source: Wikipedia

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JET sets fusion energy record

The Oxfordshire machine produces 59 megajoules over five seconds.

9 February 2022 · Source: Wikipedia

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James Webb Space Telescope launched

The largest space telescope ever built lifts off from French Guiana.

25 December 2021 · Source: Wikipedia

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First Covid vaccine given in the UK

Margaret Keenan, 90, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in Coventry.

8 December 2020 · Source: Wikipedia

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First image of a black hole

Linked telescopes around the world capture the shadow of a giant black hole.

10 April 2019 · Source: Wikipedia