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Turning to extremes

May 21, 2018
Feature
A taste for pollution, extremophilic cooperation, and genetic clustering – a deep dive into the molecular biology of a rather special fungus led one group of researchers to a few...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Environment, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Overseas expansion brings award for diagnostic company

May 21, 2018
News
Molecular diagnostics company, Elucigene Diagnostics, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for success in international trade.Elucigene’s products are used for the rapid detection of genetic diseases such as...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Medical Diagnostics
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Construction starts on giant ‘nerve cell’

May 16, 2018
News
Construction has begun on ‘Neuron Pod’ – a 23-metre long free-standing structure which will be used as an informal science learning centre at the Queen Mary University of London.The pod...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Time for some probing questions

May 15, 2018
Feature
Biomedical research is heavily dependent on utilising biological and chemical probes to understand the functionality of medically relevant proteins. Yet, when it comes to chemical probes, we aren’t being careful...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Fishy study links seafood to prevention of Parkinson’s

May 14, 2018
News
A new study from Sweden suggests the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurological health could involve the protein Parvalbumin. The protein, found in great quantities in several...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Food & Beverage, Neuroscience
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Rescuing curiosity

May 11, 2018
Feature
Research in commercial labs and companies is increasingly goal driven – but is there still room for curiosity? And how can we harness a question-based approach as we become ever...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Spin-out gurus move to new digs

May 11, 2018
News
Oxford Sciences Innovation, which commercialises the science and technology from the University of Oxford, is expanding at The Oxford Science Park.Driven by its rapid rate of growth and creation of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Everyone is invited to the science party

May 10, 2018
Insight
Dallas Campbell is a well-known science populariser and, this month, will be a key speaker at the Scientific Laboratory Show talking about society’s relationship with science, technology and engineering. We...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Pound of flesh

May 8, 2018
Insight
In light of the recent report from Goldman Sachs suggesting medical success is bad business, Russ Swan can’t help but wonder if we are living in a parallel dystopia  In...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Graphene spikes slice away infection

May 8, 2018
News
A tiny layer of graphene flakes could become a deadly weapon against bacteria according to scientists from Sweden. The team from Chalmers University of Technology has now shown that a...
Life Sciences, Materials
Materials Science, Microbiology
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