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Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

November 28, 2014
News
Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survival of cancer stem cells. Draining their fuel could form the basis of new ways of treating...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging

November 26, 2014
News
Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in living animals have been developed by chemists at MIT. These particles could track specific molecules produced in the...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Divide and conquer protein revealed

November 25, 2014
News
The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been revealed, and could help identify new antibiotic targets. Commonly-used antibiotics target the cell wall –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Mary Rose dog male, not female

November 20, 2014
News
The smallest member of the crew on board the Mary Rose – a dog named Hatch – was a he and not a she as previously believed. Hatch was discovered...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Philae finds organics on comet

November 19, 2014
News
Philae detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P before it went into hibernation scientists have confirmed. The German-built Coasc instrument, designed to ‘sniff’ the comet’s atmosphere, picked up...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biophysics, Physics
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Smart drugs impair the healthy

November 19, 2014
News
Smart drugs won’t make smart people smarter suggests new research from the University of Nottingham; instead it could impair their performance. A new study conducted by Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Longitude Prize open for entries

November 18, 2014
News
The Longitude Prize to tackle resistance to antibiotics has opened today, 18 November. Entries for the £10m Prize should develop a transformative point-of-care test to identify when antibiotics are needed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Controlling genes with your thoughts

November 17, 2014
News
Scientists have developed a mind-control system that allows a person to switch on genes in mice through the power of thought alone. This technology could one day be used in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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Eyespots deter predatory attack

November 14, 2014
News
Many butterflies use colouration and patterns to avoid attacks from predators, protecting their most vulnerable parts from those most likely to attack them. New research from Oregon State University, Yale...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Separating the plant genome

November 12, 2014
News
A new approach to separating plant nuclear DNA from organellar DNA could speed up DNA sequencing and reduce costs. Plant tissues contain three separate genomes – nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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