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Breathable atmosphere down to fungi

January 12, 2018
A team from Leeds University have shown that fungi were essential in the creation of an oxygen-rich atmosphere.The researchers created atmospheres resembling the ancient Earth and used computer models to...

Taking on the resistance

January 12, 2018
It is no secret that there is a desperate need for a response to antimicrobial resistance, so what are we doing about it? Not nearly enough and Dr Peter Jackson...

Physiological role found for Alzheimers protein

January 10, 2018
A team working on neurodevelopment of axon growth have uncovered a role for TAU, a protein linked to neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.Scientists from the The Scripps Research Institute in...

‘Tis the season for laughter and joy

December 18, 2017
Fresh from delivering this year’s RI Christmas lectures, Professor Sophie Scott put her unique spin on this stalwart of the science communications diary – we caught up with her as...

Tissue regeneration method created

December 15, 2017
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found a way to successfully mimic the body’s natural healing process.

Neurodevelopment

December 13, 2017
A fantastic entry for the prestigious RSB Photographer of the Year competition from Amy Bateman. The image shows the neurodevelopment of common frogspawn.

Unlikely hero saves ecosystem from negative climate change effect

December 13, 2017
Herbivores could protect ecosystems from climate change according to researchers from the University of British Columbia.

New research shines light on hominoid precursor

December 11, 2017
Research suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes was smaller than previously thought.

Promising gene therapy treatment for blindness

December 7, 2017
University of Oxford scientists have shown how gene therapy could reverse blindness. Most causes of untreatable blindness occur from the loss of millions of light sensitive photoreceptor cells that line...

Cloudy with a chance of biology…

December 6, 2017
The delivery of membrane proteins to subcellular compartments is essential for eukaryotic life with errors causing severe diseases. Professor Michael Schrader tells us about his team’s work on the use...

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