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Pumping guts not heart keep sea spiders alive

August 9, 2017
News
Researchers have discovered a scientific oddity – a sea creature that uses its gut, not its heart, to pump blood around its body.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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Silk cocoons promise much for medical treatments

August 8, 2017
News
Microscopic cocoons have been created that can store sensitive proteins, making them useful for biotechnology or medicinal purposes.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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New discovery turns coral development theory upside down

July 27, 2017
News
Coral growth theory needs revisiting, after large numbers of colonies were discovered in areas once thought inhabitable.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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New neuronal labelling method invented

July 26, 2017
News
Scientists have taken advantage of viral vectors to deliver genetic information past the blood-brain barrier, also providing an alternative method to label neurons.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Neuroscience
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Transatlantic drive to tackle antimicrobial resistance

July 18, 2017
News
A collaboration to identify antimicrobial drug targets in a novel way has been announced by research organisations in the UK and Canada.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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The rise of a shape-shifting animal revealed

July 12, 2017
News
An international group of scientists have determined how some of the first large organisms were able to change their body shape and size. Known as rangeomorphs, the organisms could grow...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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Neurodegenerative precursor structure revealed

July 10, 2017
News
Scientists have uncovered the atomic structure of a protein strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease, using cryo-electron microscopy.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Altering gut bacteria to treat autism

July 6, 2017
News
After a review of more than 150 papers on autism and gut bacteria, scientists from the US and China have suggested that alteration of the gut microbiome may reduce symptoms...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Microscopy sheds light on bacterial machines

July 4, 2017
News
Researchers have delved into the surface and structural properties of organelles in cyanobacteria that enable the conversion of carbon dioxide into sugar via photosynthesis
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Mosquito-killing fungus enhanced with toxins

June 28, 2017
News
A new study suggests genetically modified fungus could help target mosquitoes and reduce incidences of malaria.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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