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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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EU drive to increase expertise on chemical effects on humans

January 5, 2017
News
An EU-backed study is to begin this month to increase the number of researchers able to assess the impact of chemicals on the human endocrine system.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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Nerve endings in cornea

January 4, 2017
Insight
An image of nerve endings in the cornea, modified by Atat1 (yellow), a molecule which affects the flexibility of cells throughout the body.
Life Sciences
Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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New dinosaur tribes named

January 4, 2017
News
Scientists have named two new clades, or tribes, of horned dinosaurs based on fossils collected in the United States and Canada.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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New DNA analysis method reveals plant immunity

December 22, 2016
News
A new, improved method to capture longer fragments of DNA will allow researchers to understand more about the genes that provide plants with immunity to disease.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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First ‘off-switches’ discovered for CRISPR/Cas9 technique

December 15, 2016
News
Researchers have discovered three naturally occurring proteins that can modulate the gene editing system CRISPR/Cas9, making it more precise.
Life Sciences
Proteomics & Genomics
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Understanding Nature’s scalpel

December 15, 2016
Feature
The CRISPR-Cas system is already one of our most important genetic techniques – and it is one honed by evolution not humanity. So why did it evolve, how exactly does...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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