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Climbing Mt Peer Review: No shame in second place

August 16, 2018
Feature
In the final of our three part special on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, reviewers and scientists to  scientific publishing, Maiko Kitaoka tells us that nothing less than...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Nanomedicine takes on wound dressings

August 9, 2018
News
Nanofiber-based wound dressings loaded with vitamin D spur the production of an antimicrobial peptide, a key step forward in the battle against surgical site infections. The findings by Oregon State...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Unraveling the Fear factory

August 6, 2018
News
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning fear. Published in Nature Communications, the study details the role...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Climbing Mt Peer Review: time to go clubbing?

July 30, 2018
Feature
In the first of our three-part series on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, reviewers and scientists toward scientific publishing we look at online preprints and journal clubs Assessing...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Ballooning spiders rely on electric field

July 24, 2018
News
The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued biologists for hundreds of years. Now, a team from the University of Bristol believe they have found the answer.Previously, the flying behaviour of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Universal way to resensitise cancer cells to treatment

July 18, 2018
News
A team from The Institute of Cancer Research have discovered a way to make drug-resistant cancer cells sensitive to treatment – by targeting antenna-like structures.The researchers identified changes in cilia...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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Nobel prize winning tech reveals herpes virus structure

July 16, 2018
News
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal the detailed structure of the common herpes virus.The team used the cutting-edge technique to reveal, in high resolution,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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See the big picture

June 25, 2018
Feature
The phenotype is making a strong comeback when it comes to screening cancer drugs for efficacy and toxicology – and this could be the key to a personalised approach. The...
Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, In Depth
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Toxic shock!

June 21, 2018
Feature
When a species other than c.botulinum was found producing its famous toxin – only the second report of a new botulinum toxin to be found in the past 40 years...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Investment for nerve engineering spinout

June 20, 2018
News
The UCL Technology Fund, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, alongside support from Innovate UK, have invested in spinout company Glialign, which is developing a novel cell therapy for peripheral...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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