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Queen's University centre aims to develop 'groundbreaking' drugs
A new medical centre with the potential to develop groundbreaking treatments for cancer patients and enhance personalised medicine has been launched at Queen's University in Belfast
The £10 million centre for excellence will be based in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology and employ 17 members of staff.
The centre will be work on developing a laboratory to focus on diagnostics which can be used to predict cancer patients' response to treatment.
It is hoped that this could allow potentially costly drugs to be used more effectively by being prescribed only to those who can benefit from them.
The project has been part financed by Invest NI, which has pledged £5.8m towards its cost.
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Stargazers hoping for Perseid meteor shower display
A spectacular display of celestial fireworks may be visible on Saturday night as the Earth flies through a cloud of cometary dust.
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Illegal arsenic levels in baby rice food products
Almost half of baby rice food products contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic, according to Queen's University Belfast researchers.
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Research vessel sold for scrap after 'mystery sinking'
It was once the Loughs Agency's flagship, but a research vessel valued at around £2m has been sold for scrap for just under £27,000 pounds.
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Study aims to help improve movement in blind children
A new study at Queen’s University is looking at how the use of sound can help blind or partially sighted children develop better movements.
Read the full story ›Student lands Mars mission internship with NASA
A teenager is reaching for the stars after landing an internship at the NASA Space School in the United States this summer.
The A Level student, who's originally from Poland, will be working as part of a team doing development and research on a mission to Mars.
Barbara McCann touched down with him at Armagh Planetarium.
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QUB astronomers discover black hole 'destroying' star
Astronomers at Queen's University Belfast were part of a team that discovered a rare cosmic event, a star being "destroyed" by a black hole.
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Iconic Dippy the Diplodocus to visit Ulster Museum
The Natural History Museum’s iconic Diplodocus dinosaur skeleton is set to visit the Ulster Museum as part of a road trip across the UK.
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IN PICS: Supermoon over Northern Ireland
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Biggest supermoon for 70 years to be seen from NI
There will be a record ‘supermoon’ on Monday, when the moon will be the brightest and closest to Earth in almost 70 years.
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