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Ladybirds reveal ‘honest’ signals to predators

June 22, 2015
News
The brightness of ladybird colours has been found to reveal the extent of their toxicity. A research team at the University of Exeter studied five species of ladybird beetles and...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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New polymer key for artificial blood vessels

June 19, 2015
News
By using a specially created polymer, scientists have developed fully functioning artificial blood vessels. The research team, from the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry at the Vienna University of Technology,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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Caterpillars make leaves glow

June 18, 2015
News
Scientists have discovered that plants release light energy in response to insect feeding. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Germany used a camera system...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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Britain’s oldest sauropod dinosaur found

June 16, 2015
News
Palaeontologists have discovered Britain’s oldest sauropod dinosaur fossil on the coast of North Yorkshire. A research team at the University of Manchester used x-ray computed tomography and estimated the age...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Bringing biotech to industry

June 16, 2015
Feature
Recent large-scale investment has seen Industrial Biotechnology hit the headlines. It is a rapidly growing sector here in the UK, and predicted to be worth up to £12 billion by...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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GOING LIVE! How to gain an advantage for live cell imaging

June 9, 2015
Feature
Dynamic imaging can reveal so much about cell biology, but which camera system is best for your lab? Here we pit CCD and sCMOS together in a battle royale…
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Artificial muscles to make your eyes water…

June 8, 2015
News
By using onion skin cells, scientists have developed an artificial muscle that can bend and contract at the same time. A research team from National Taiwan University used gold-plated onion...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Stretchy nerves help whales feed

June 5, 2015
News
Zoologists have discovered that stretchy nerves allow whales to balloon their mouths to capture prey during feeding dives. A research team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) studied a...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology, Zoology
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‘Stop Vivisection’ appeal rejected

June 4, 2015
News
After the ‘Stop Vivisection’ public hearing at the European Parliament, the Commission – responsible for legislation – announced that a vivisection ban would not be applied. In a formal reply...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Policy
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£5 million for superbug research

June 4, 2015
News
Two teams of researchers have been awarded almost £5 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research. The grant, awarded by the cross research council war cabinet on antimicrobial resistance, will be...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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