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New power source trialled by scientists

January 12, 2016
News
A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?

January 8, 2016
Insight
After the emergence of yet another antibiotic resistance mechanism in the form of MCR-1, the future of medicine looks bleak. But there is hope says Gunnar Kahlmeter.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

December 23, 2015
News
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Microbiology
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Climbing to the cloud

December 18, 2015
Feature
Bioinformatics needs to change says Dr Thomas Connor and for that to happen we need to look to the cloud. Here he tells us about CLIMB – the world’s largest...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A fascinating act of cellular cannibalism

December 17, 2015
Feature
After a century of observing strange acts of cellular cannibalism, Jo Durgan and Oliver Florey tell us how close we are to understanding entosis, and what it may mean for...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Lead exposure can affect children’s sleep

December 16, 2015
News
Lead exposure in early childhood can increase the risk for sleep problems, new study finds.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Lightbulb moment for food waste

November 28, 2015
News
Chemists have found a way to create light emitting diodes – which can efficiently convert electricity to light – from food and beverage waste.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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It simply isn’t cricket

November 17, 2015
Feature
It is well-established that parasites can affect the behaviour of their hosts, but can a parasitical worm really get a cricket to shut-up? Dr Megan Wise de Valdez thinks so,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The quantum weirdness powering biology

November 5, 2015
Feature
It allows particles to be in two places at once, pass through impenetrable barriers or maintain spooky connections with other particles – but can quantum physics really govern biology?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Touching the sky

October 27, 2015
Feature
Bats are amongst the most agile of fliers – but can it really be their sense of touch which is key to this incredible ability?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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