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Korea claims advance on 3D-printed corneas

May 29, 2019
A research team in South Korea have used a 3D printer to improve the transparency of artificial corneas.

Living the single life

May 27, 2019
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...

Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears

May 23, 2019
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), according to the UK Trade Policy Observatory, which would weaken regulation...

The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
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...

PolyProx Therapeutics secures £3.4M for cancer treatment

May 17, 2019
Cambridge-based biotechnology company PolyProx Therapeutics has raised £3.4 million in seed capital to finance development of its cancer drug technology. The Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge spin-out will develop...

Darwinian cancer drug project

May 16, 2019
A new drug discovery programme with a “Darwinian” approach to treating cancer will be opened at the Institute of Cancer Research in London. The new Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery...

Human microbiome

May 15, 2019
There is so much to be discovered about the human microbiome, but what we do know is pretty amazing...

Deep ocean garbage

May 15, 2019
Plastic debris has been found in the deepest part of the ocean. As part of The Five Deeps expedition, US explorer Victor Vescovo travelled 10,927 metres to the bottom of...

Radioactive carbon in deep ocean crustaceans

May 14, 2019
Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from nuclear bomb tests more than 50 years ago has entered the food chain at the deepest parts of the ocean. Chinese Academy of...

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