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Nucleome Therapeutics has found a new way to depict and analyze DNA with super-fine resolution, allowing them to peer into "the dark matter of the human genome" and the molecular basis of many diseases. What they hope to find are answers about COVID-19 severity--and new drug targets for multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has dubbed the move "absurd," but the college's president has defended student's right to "free speech."

From testing our children to getting the jab, we all have a part to play in getting the country back on its feet

The best-selling author and one-time Democratic Party insider has more recently aligned herself with figures from the political far right.

Plastic pollution and other ocean debris are a complex global environmental problem. Every year, ten million tons of plastic are estimated to be mismanaged, resulting in entry into the ocean, of which half will float initially. Yet, only 0.3 million tons of plastic can be found floating on the surface of the ocean. Where has the rest of the plastic gone?

/PRNewswire/ -- All Hands and Hearts announced today that a member of its alumni community of volunteers was selected to participate in an online six-week...

In a brief statement, the Competition and Markets Authority said it was looking at whether the deal would "result in a substantial lessening of competition within any market or markets in the United Kingdom for goods or services".

There was scarcely any attention on 'procrustean', an adjective defined by Oxford as "(especially of a framework or system) enforcing uniformity or conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality". The focus was on the many-syllabled floccinaucinihilipilification -- 29 letters and three more than the English alphabet.

Elon Musk's electric vehicle giant is one of four companies involved in the development of the charging hub in Oxford.

Commission also recommends Oriel College revise materials and fund African scholarships after row over legacy of empire

In a major breakthrough for a global preclinical response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, a team led by an overs

When choosing a plant milk, it's important to consider how the crop impacts people and native habitats, along with its carbon footprint and water use. Photograph: Luigi Giordano/Getty Images/iStockphoto

For a time, it seemed nothing could divide the nation more sharply than Brexit.

An Oxford college has rowed back on its code of conduct for a transgender discussion following criticism that it was closing down free speech.

Read more about Pondicherry to Oxford, campuses witness protests against violence in JNU on Business Standard. Many were injured and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi

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Obesity: Some previous studies have suggested poor diet or a lack of exercise may increase a person's risk of dementia, however, our study found these factors are not linked to the long-term risk of dementia, says study author Sarah Floud from the University of Oxford in the UK.

Read more about Jamia violence: Protests in Harvard, Oxford against police crackdown on Business Standard. The protests on the campuses abroad were largely led by Indian students studying there

Waymo has no plans to launch its self-driving taxis in the UK. Photograph: Waymo

An Oxford student who alleges a fellow student raped her said she could not have consented to having sex with him because it was against the rules of her "open relationship".