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The era of monetised DNA?

February 21, 2019
Feature
The next generation of genomics platforms will usher in a personalised healthcare revolution, but will they also allow individuals to monetise their DNA? You better believe it says Dr Axel...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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A word on Watson…

February 20, 2019
Insight
That a scientist who uncovered the very structure of the code of life should be called out on racism feels like a huge blow to the standing of biology. But...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Cannabis-based dementia treatment

February 15, 2019
News
The first cannabis-based medicine to be licensed in the UK will be trialled as a treatment for people living with dementia.Alzheimer’s Research UK is committing nearly £300,000 for the trial...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Crop crisis

February 15, 2019
Insight
Regardless of where you stand on the ethics of GM food, one thing is undeniable – a recent decision by the European Court of Justice has made the job of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Reading the immune system

February 14, 2019
Insight
It is a combination of academia and industry which is helping Aleksandr Kovaltsuk read the logbook of the immune system…In the last three decades, scientists have developed various techniques to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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An affirmation of alternatives

February 11, 2019
Feature
As concern over the reliability of commercially available antibodies continues to grow, we ask: when is an antibody not an antibody? When it is an affimer – Ryan Hannan and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
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Disease-fighting microrobots

February 8, 2019
News
Tiny ingestible robots have been developed to deliver drugs directly to diseased tissue. The devices are made of hydrogel nanocomposites containing magnetic nanoparticles, allowing them to be controlled via an...
Life Sciences
Medical Diagnostics
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Copper-rich glass for bone repair

February 7, 2019
News
A new treatment for osteomyelitis makes use of a copper-rich glass implant to accelerate bone repair, offering an alternative to antibiotics.The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland combined copper particles...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Human neurons

February 6, 2019
Insight
This incredible image was awarded 'Image of Distinction' status in the 2018 Nikon Small World competition.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point
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Shooting down HIV hope

February 4, 2019
Insight
When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, all passengers and crew were killed – among them Dr Joep Lange who had dedicated his life to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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