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Nanoparticle screening breakthrough

February 20, 2017
News
Scientists in Switzerland have discovered an innovative method to enable them to screen the safety of nanoparticles for medicinal use.
Life Sciences
Medical Diagnostics
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An instrument-free future?

February 16, 2017
Feature
Molecular diagnostics requires dedicated equipment and electricity – this can present a barrier to access to those without sufficient resources. But what if we could visually analyse diagnostic tests without...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Novel cancer research projects launched

February 10, 2017
News
Cancer Research UK has announced the winners of its inaugural Grand Challenge competition, which aims to help researchers overcome the biggest issues in cancer research today.
Life Sciences
Immunology
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Time to dissolve bias in STEM

February 10, 2017
Insight
On the eve of the UN’s International day for women and girls in science we spoke to Dr Sarah Hosgood about the importance of a sustained effort to encourage women...
Life Sciences
Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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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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