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‘Impossible’ method used to grow organic crystals

February 18, 2016
Organic crystals have been created by Russian scientists which can reduce the cost of creating light-emitting devices.

Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions

February 11, 2016
Antarctic fungi have spent 18 months on the ISS, managing to survive under Mars-like conditions.

Self-assembling peptide amphiphileprotein membrane

February 8, 2016
Scanning electron microscopy image of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile/protein membrane.

When does ageing become disease?

February 8, 2016
Our understanding of the molecular process of ageing is growing, as such our understanding of risk from specific ‘age-related’ diseases is becoming clearer says Professor Jamie Timmons.

Swimming out from an evolutionary shadow

January 14, 2016
We hear how the humble turtle has been problematic to classify correctly in an evolutionary context, and how hard work and a spot of luck has changed this…

New power source trialled by scientists

January 12, 2016
A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.

Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?

January 8, 2016
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.

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

December 23, 2015
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.

Climbing to the cloud

December 18, 2015
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...

A fascinating act of cellular cannibalism

December 17, 2015
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...

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