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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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Applications that make the cut

February 1, 2019
Feature
There’s been a lot of news and hype about CRISPR, but what can it actually do?  Dr Bahri Karacay take us through the hopes and limitations of the technique...  ...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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The necrosome and the killer zombie proteins

January 28, 2019
Feature
As cell biologists gets to grips with the relatively recent discovery of non-apoptotic programmed cell death and the fact that its dysfunction can lead to disease, Dr Emma Petrie takes...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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New AMR strategy revamps drug payment model

January 24, 2019
News
The UK government has revealed its new action plan for controlling antimicrobial resistance.NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will explore a new payment model...
Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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3D printed implant repairs spinal cords

January 23, 2019
News
A 3D-printed implant loaded with neural stem cells has been used to repair severe spinal cord injuries in rats.Researchers at the University of California printed 2mm-sized implants in 1.6 seconds....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Liquid gold

January 21, 2019
Feature
Seventy years ago, a research paper published in France went almost unnoticed, but its findings led to a £250 billion global market in cancer testing. Dermot Martin brings us up...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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CRISPR reengineered to block other proteins

January 17, 2019
News
Gene editing tool CRISPR has been repurposed as a gene blocker in order to study antimicrobial resistance.CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that targets DNA of interest and changes the nucleotide...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology
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GE Healthcare brings purification tech to Stevenage

January 17, 2019
News
GE Healthcare has announced a new biotechnology-manufacturing centre in Stevenage.   The centre, based at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Open Innovation Campus, will start producing a fibre-based purification platform in the first half...
Life Sciences
Biotechnology
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Porous material changes structure like a protein

January 15, 2019
News
A newly developed synthesised material can change its structure to carry out specific chemical processes, much like a protein.Using a combination of experimental and computational techniques, University of Liverpool researchers...
Life Sciences
Proteomics & Genomics
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