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Living the single life

May 27, 2019
Feature
Scientists are increasingly taking advantage of microfluidic technology for single cell applications to understand individual cells and their role in health and immunity. Here we look at latest advances in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
Feature
Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human health. No surprise really, we are as much microbe as we are human. What is...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Putting your finger on it

May 14, 2019
Feature
Nanoparticles could well be the future of fingermark detection. Not only do they promise sensitivity and selectivity, says Dr Sébastien Moret but they have also furthered our understanding of the...
Chemistry, Materials
Forensics, In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Making a value judgement

May 7, 2019
Feature
Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push the boundaries of what we do with biology, we need to ask...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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One at a time

April 29, 2019
Feature
Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is getting easier says Dr Joanna Andrecka, and it could turn drug discovery on its...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Running interference

April 23, 2019
Feature
Immuno-Oncology is considered a vital front in the battle against cancer, but will current approaches get us there? Dr Geert Cauwenbergh takes us through some pitfalls and tells us how...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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An edit for good?

April 9, 2019
Feature
Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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Making a human connection

March 25, 2019
Feature
As organ-on-a-chip technology advances at pace, the next step is to connect them and understand a new drug’s effects on the entire human body – without having to go to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The era of monetised DNA?

February 21, 2019
Feature
The next generation of genomics platforms will usher in a personalised healthcare revolution, but will they also allow individuals to monetise their DNA? You better believe it says Dr Axel...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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An affirmation of alternatives

February 11, 2019
Feature
As concern over the reliability of commercially available antibodies continues to grow, we ask: when is an antibody not an antibody? When it is an affimer – Ryan Hannan and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
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