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Who’s your daddy?

July 8, 2016
AlphaBioLabs provide DNA paternity, drug and alcohol testing services and are the only lab used by The Jeremy Kyle Show for paternity tests. This year they are due to receive...

The beauty of the beast

July 5, 2016
The enigmatic Tully Monster has become something of a palaeontological icon, yet there is much to learn about this mysterious beast. Here Thomas Clements takes us along for the ride...

Stem cell

July 1, 2016
A single human stem cell with a diameter of approximately 15 micrometres.

Call for epigenetic drug targets for respiratory ailments

June 29, 2016
An initiative has been launched to find new epigenetic drug targets for respiratory diseases.

Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments

June 27, 2016
A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumours easier.

Research begins on animal-human antibiotic resistance link

June 23, 2016
A team of Bristolian scientists have started a large-scale study to investigate how antimicrobial resistant organisms can be transferred from farm animals to humans.

£2m grant for researchers to study dementia risks

June 22, 2016
A team of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol and Oxford University are set to begin investigating a genetic risk for dementia.

Old dog, new tricks

June 21, 2016
Have we overlooked some incredible pharmacological properties of aspirin? Martyna Petrulyte takes a look at the growing body of evidence and wonders if patients will soon be able to ask:...

New plant-based vaccine under investigation

June 21, 2016
A plant-based polio vaccine, the first of its kind, could be created by a team led by the University of Leeds after a £1m grant from the World Health Organisation.

Longer living mice thanks to manipulated telomeres

June 15, 2016
Scientists have created mice with longer telomeres than their counterparts, resulting in fewer signs of molecular ageing, without genetic manipulation.

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