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New method to control bee parasite

February 9, 2016
News
A way to control a parasitic mite that is responsible for the dwindling number of bee colonies worldwide has been discovered.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Self-assembling peptide amphiphileprotein membrane

February 8, 2016
Insight
Scanning electron microscopy image of a self-assembling peptide amphiphile/protein membrane.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Focal Point, Pharmaceutical
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Earthworm threatens diversity

February 8, 2016
News
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Soil Science
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When does ageing become disease?

February 8, 2016
Feature
Our understanding of the molecular process of ageing is growing, as such our understanding of risk from specific ‘age-related’ diseases is becoming clearer says Professor Jamie Timmons.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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New breakthrough in crop science

February 5, 2016
News
A gene amplification method has been shown to be successful at analysing the development of transgenic crops, enabling easier investigation of gene uptake.
Life Sciences
Botany, Developmental Biology
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What’s really going on with the Zika virus?

February 4, 2016
Insight
The Zika virus and its possible health risks to pregnant women are very much in the public eye at the moment, in every newspaper and on every news channel. Dr...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Antidepressants double suicide risk in children

February 4, 2016
News
Children and teenagers who take one of the five most commonly prescribed antidepressants have a doubled risk of depression and suicide, a team of Danish researchers have found.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Chemical camouflage for deadly snake

February 2, 2016
News
Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every year have been found to use chemical camouflage to hunt prey and evade...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Step taken closer to creating personalised organs

January 29, 2016
News
MIT researchers have developed a new way to programme human stem cells to produce specific tissue types on demand.
Life Sciences
Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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New discovery could help nicotine addiction

January 28, 2016
News
A lipid in brain cells may act as a switch, increasing or decreasing the need for motivation, a team of US scientists have announced.
Life Sciences
Neuroscience
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