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Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

November 28, 2014
News
Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survival of cancer stem cells. Draining their fuel could form the basis of new ways of treating...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging

November 26, 2014
News
Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in living animals have been developed by chemists at MIT. These particles could track specific molecules produced in the...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Divide and conquer protein revealed

November 25, 2014
News
The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been revealed, and could help identify new antibiotic targets. Commonly-used antibiotics target the cell wall –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery

November 25, 2014
Feature
Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Mary Rose dog male, not female

November 20, 2014
News
The smallest member of the crew on board the Mary Rose – a dog named Hatch – was a he and not a she as previously believed. Hatch was discovered...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Philae finds organics on comet

November 19, 2014
News
Philae detected organic molecules on the surface of comet 67P before it went into hibernation scientists have confirmed. The German-built Coasc instrument, designed to ‘sniff’ the comet’s atmosphere, picked up...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biophysics, Physics
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Smart drugs impair the healthy

November 19, 2014
News
Smart drugs won’t make smart people smarter suggests new research from the University of Nottingham; instead it could impair their performance. A new study conducted by Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Discovering how to learn science

November 19, 2014
Insight
David Porter, is L'Oréal Young Scientist Centre Manager at Royal Institution, explains how to teach science without ‘teaching’ There are many challenges facing science teachers in a school but without wanting...
Life Sciences
Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Getting a handle on the right gloves

November 18, 2014
Feature
Nick Gardner explores hand protection and chemical hazards in molecular biology Molecular biology by its very nature deals with biology at the smallest level. Coupled with this, is its relatively...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Longitude Prize open for entries

November 18, 2014
News
The Longitude Prize to tackle resistance to antibiotics has opened today, 18 November. Entries for the £10m Prize should develop a transformative point-of-care test to identify when antibiotics are needed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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