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Scientist knighted in New Year Honours
Professor John Burn, head of the Institute of Human Genetics at Newcastle University, has been knighted for services to medicine.

Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over our use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, Newcastle University scientists have found.

Stem cell treatment helps save patient's sight
A have-a-go hero who was blinded in one eye in a chemical attack has got his sight, and life, back thanks to Newcastle experts using stem cell treatment.