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Split the difference

November 22, 2018
Our brains can integrate left and right functions... so why can't our society do the same?

AI enhanced NMR sets record

November 19, 2018
Swiss scientists have created a method that can be combined with NMR spectroscopy to determine the exact location of atoms in complex organic compounds.The team, from École Polytechnique Fédérale de...

Synthetic biology takes on ancient evolutionary mysteries

November 16, 2018
Synthetic biologists in the US have engineered organisms similar to those thought to have lived billions of years ago allowing them to study ancient evolutionary mysteries.The team from Scripps Research...

Influenza epidemic

November 12, 2018
We are overdue an influenza epidemic and the hunt is on for a universal flue vaccine. Here we look at some sickness stats...

AMR needs top policy priority

November 9, 2018
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, has called for Antimicrobial Resistance to be firmly established as a ‘top five policy priority’ for the Government.The Select Committee, chaired...

Miniaturised pipe organ boosts medical imaging

November 9, 2018
A miniaturised version of a musical instrument that could be used to improve the quality of medical images has been manufactured by researchers at the University of Strathclyde.The team created...

Biodegradable Microbowls

November 8, 2018
Biodegradable Microbowls by Tayo Sanders II from the University of Oxford. Many tumours lack an extensive network of blood vessels, making it difficult for anti-tumour drugs to reach their deeper...

Understanding battleground earth

November 8, 2018
Falk Hildebrand takes through the first global study of the soil microbiome. This incredible international effort uncovered worrying human impact, antibiotic production and one hell of a microbial battle. You’ll...

Protein key to malaria parasite’s lifecycle

October 26, 2018
New research suggests that a regulator protein, AP2-G, may hold the key to finding new approaches to prevent malaria.The team behind the work, from the University of Glasgow and the...

Gut microbiome plays role in evolution

October 22, 2018
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans...

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