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Optogenetics breakthrough achieved in Japan

February 9, 2017
News
Light has been successfully used by a Japanese researcher to manipulate gene expression to produce double-headed zebrafish.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Physics
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The prognosis of UK pathology services

February 7, 2017
Feature
NHS pathology laboratories are under immense pressure to do more with less or face closure. Yet it is precisely these vital services which will be key to improving healthcare in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Tissue reuse scheme expanding its reach

February 2, 2017
News
The University of Leeds is leading a scheme to reduce the number of animals needed for biomedical research.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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80 million year old collagen successfully recovered

January 26, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have successfully isolated additional collagen from dinosaur fossils 80 million years old, suggesting organic molecules can last far longer than originally thought.
Life Sciences
Paleobiology
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Let’s get real

January 24, 2017
Feature
The humble petri dish has been a stalwart of the lab for as long as cells have been cultured – but does 2D cell growth really represent the environment of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Not just another brick in the wall

January 12, 2017
Feature
Far from being an inert capsule, chemical profiling screenings have revealed that the bacterial cell wall is the seat of bacterial defence mechanisms. Understanding them could help us in the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Novel climate predictions aim to help save coral reefs worldwide

January 11, 2017
News
A set of new climate model projections will enable conservationists to understand which coral reefs will be affected by annual coral bleaching.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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Immunity’s genetic link discovered

January 10, 2017
News
Almost 75% of immune traits are influenced by genes, according to researchers at King’s College London.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology
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A complex problem…

January 9, 2017
Feature
It has long puzzled scientists why, after 3 billion years of nothing more complex than algae, animals suddenly started to appear on Earth. Here Rosalie Tostevin discusses new evidence which...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The Three Musketeers

January 5, 2017
Feature
PARP inhibitors are increasingly becoming seen as a vital tool for use alongside conventional cancer treatments. But what is so special about the trio of PARP1, 2 and 3?As clinical...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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