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Malaria test as simple as a bandage

November 5, 2020
News
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Do octopuses’ arms have a mind of their own?

November 4, 2020
News
Often described as aliens, octopuses are one of most unusual creatures on the planet, with three hearts, eight limbs and a keen intelligence. They can open jars, solve puzzles and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Zoology
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COVID-19 deaths in under-65s offer better insights into infection rates

November 4, 2020
News
Has the high death rate among elderly populations skewed disease transmission data? Researchers from the University of Cambridge believe so. As a result, they think it would be more accurate...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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An artificial cell on a chip

October 28, 2020
News
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking biochemical reaction cascades in cells. Using microfluidic technology, they produce miniature polymeric reaction containers equipped with...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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CRISPR vs COVID-19: the clues in our genes

October 28, 2020
News
Does our genetic makeup make us more or less susceptible to COVID-19? Can genetic analysis help us understand immune response to SARS-CoV-2 virus and even find drug targets to assist...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Virology
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New cancer drug for difficult tumour types

October 28, 2020
News
A new drug designed to counter the effects of an important, but very hard to target, cancer mutation could be effective against a range of tumour types including lung and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Does COVID survive on food surfaces?

October 23, 2020
News
With many people still carefully disinfecting everything they buy in supermarkets and food stores, the US has invested $1 million in grant funding to research how long SARS-CoV-2 actually does...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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Do asymptomatic kids with COVID-19 carry less virus?

October 23, 2020
News
We all wanted our kids to go back to school but fear the consequences. Many of us struggle to imagine how to ensure our kids wear masks properly and when...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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COVID: women are less likely to put themselves in danger

October 19, 2020
News
Women's attitudes and behaviours may have contributed to their reduced vulnerability and mortality. A survey in eight countries shows they consider Coronavirus a more serious problem than men and are...
Life Sciences
Covid-19
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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station

October 19, 2020
News
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Station on 14 October, returning a medical researcher to the orbiting laboratory ahead of the 20th anniversary...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Genetics, Geophysics, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Proteomics & Genomics
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