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Creating Video Games Inspired by Biomedical Science

Tomas Rawlings | Posted 11.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Wellcome Trust, Science, Mobile Games, Game-Development, Development, Video Games, UK Tech News
Tomas Rawlings

If you are a gamer then games like Deus Ex:Human Revolution, Splice or Pandemic will probably be common names to you. These are all titles of well regarded and successful video games, but more than that all of them are video games that draw ideas and inspiration from biomedical sciences.

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Britain Should Brace Itself For 'Greater Weather Extremes'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK
Read More: UK Weather, UK News, Professor Sir John Beddington, Scientific Advisor, Wellcome Trust, Environment, Weather, News, Global Warming, UK News

Climate change will bring greater extremes in weather, the government's outgoing chief scientific adviser has warned as Britain experienced freezing c...

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British Philanthropy is Coming of Age but Don't Expect it to Fill the Gaps Left by the State

Charles Keidan | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Social Welfare, Pears Foundation, Charity, Wellcome Trust, Funding Gap, Bill Gates, Giving Pledge, Endowments, Family Foundations, UK Impact, UK Politics News
Charles Keidan

The dramatic emergence in recent years of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the American billionaires Giving Pledge and reduced public resources,...

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Can You Code A Video Game In 24 Hours?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: UK News, Gaming, Video Games, Wellcome Trust, Games, London Science Museum, Science Museum, Explay Games Jam, Video, UK Tech News

Not everyone can make a great video game - and even fewer can make one in less than 24 hours. But that's just what 120 games makers are going to tr...

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Why Do So Many Women Want A 'Designer Vagina'?

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Labia, UK News, Labia-Minora, Labia Majora, Plastic Surgery, Wellcome Trust, Vagina-Surgery, Labiaplasty, Vagina, UK Lifestyle News

As labia surgery surges in Britain, a research charity has released an animated film which hopes to encourage debate on the phenomena of the “design...

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Parkinson’s Awareness Day: Could A Cure Be On The Cards?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Video, UK News, Mental Health, Parkinson's Treatment, Brains, Wellcome Trust, Slidewide, Alzheimer's, UK Wellbeing, UK Health News, Parkinson's Awareness Day, UK Lifestyle News

A leading Parkinson’s disease charity has launched the biggest ever worldwide research programme into the debilitating neurological condition. O...

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Should You Donate to Sport Relief?

Caroline Fiennes | Posted 22.05.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Wellcome Trust, Children in Need, Grant-Makers, Charity Efficiency, Sport Relief, Giving to Charity, UK Impact, Comic Relief, UK Sport News
Caroline Fiennes

This weekend, Sport Relief is running masses of activities this weekend to raise money for charity. But not all charities are the same. So is Sport Relief a good one?

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Controversial ‘Three Parent IVF’ Treatment Could Soon Be A Reality

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 20.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Dna, Mitochondrial Diseases, UK News, Infertility, Inherited Diseases, Wellcome Trust, Fertility, UK Women, Ivf Treatments, Ivf, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

Babies with three biological parents could soon be a reality after a new £6m laboratory has been given the go ahead and funding to develop a unique I...

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