FINANCIAL TIMES
A lethal form of food poisoning could be eliminated by feeding cattle with friendly bacteria that eradicate harmful E. coli strains from the animal's gut, according to Michael Doyle of the University of Georgia.
Football fans are deserting the FA Cup because growing inequality between clubs is making it boring and predictable, according to new research at Imperial College, London.
An innovative collaboration between IBM and Fuqua business school has allowed a select group of students to shape the school's future technology strategy.
Dotcom companies no longer dominate the MBA job market.
INDEPENDENT
Detectives and forensic scientists at South Bank University are developing a new technique that will enable them to detect thieves' DNA on stolen computer parts.
The prime minister's belief that grouping pupils by ability in individual subjects raises standards is mistaken, research at King's College, London indicates.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
A trial of gene therapy for muscular dystrophy has begun, using a technique partly developed at Royal Holloway, University of London.
MISCELLANY
The American Association for the Advancement of Science conference heard that a 100-year lifespan may be harder to achieve than expected; cells transferred across the placenta may cause auto-immune diseases; the first domestic animal was a goat; stress gives baboons ulcers. ( Guardian , Independent , Daily Telegraph )
The Royal Geographical Society is to open its archives to the public, using £4.5 million of lottery money. ( Guardian , Daily Telegraph )
A St Andrews University graduate became the third person on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to fail to win any money. ( Guardian , Daily Telegraph )