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Fighting the doping cheats
December 3, 2014
Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
How do I smell? Much the same as you see
December 2, 2014
As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...
Early detection of liver disease ‘non-existent’
November 28, 2014
Leading medical experts have warned that early detection of liver disease by GPs in the UK is “virtually non-existent”.A group of doctors and researchers have published a report in The...
Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank
November 28, 2014
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...
New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging
November 26, 2014
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...
Divide and conquer protein revealed
November 25, 2014
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 –...
Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery
November 25, 2014
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,...
Mary Rose dog male, not female
November 20, 2014
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...
Philae finds organics on comet
November 19, 2014
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...
Smart drugs impair the healthy
November 19, 2014
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...
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