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Some like it hot – our May/June issue cover story on thermophiles as biotechnological targets

April 28, 2021
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Thermophiles are fascinating microorganisms that include fungi, algae, cyanobacteria, and protozoa. Tom Graham discusses how to measure thermophilic microbial growth as a step towards understanding these fascinating and potentially highly...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, In Depth, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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COVID waste is killing animals – how to pick COVID PPE litter safely

March 26, 2021
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How many times have you stepped over someone else's lost or discarded facemask crushed in the dirt beneath your feet, grimaced and thought "how disgusting!" Were you even tempted to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Health, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Policy, Zoology
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Microbial lipoxygenases: a next target against antibiotic resistance?

March 15, 2021
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Russian researchers Georgy Kurakin, Anna Samoukina and Nadezhda Potapova use bioinformatics to uncover the evolutionary roots of microbial lipoxygenase functionality and raise the possibility that these enzymes may be the...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Laboratory Management: Monitoring the cold chain

March 5, 2021
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With many COVID vaccines relying on ultra-low temperature storage, Matt Feeny explains why and how automated and 'in transit' refrigeration monitoring systems will be essential and beneficial to the efficiency...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Virology
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Resistance is rarely futile – reinvigorating the AMR ecosystem

March 5, 2021
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Might we defeat our oldest enemy in fighting one of the newest? Peter Jackson looks at how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can support the development of new treatments...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Virology
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Unleashing the power of digital image analysis

March 1, 2021
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The practice of image analysis has been evolving for years, but the UK's lockdown has hit fast-forward on its shift into the digital world. Here, Andreas Theodosi discusses the impact...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Pandemic prevention: how to fireproof our future – #PandemicsReport

February 25, 2021
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As we embrace 2021 and the opportunity for a fresh perspective, Matthew Partridge reviews the independent international expert report on the transformative change required to escape from the 'pandemic era'...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology
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Excellent standards drive commercial demand in bioproduction

February 22, 2021
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Protein biochemist, Dr Bernd Gerhartz, tells the story of how he and his team established a new strategy, development workflow and QC process to provide consistent, high-quality bioactive proteins to...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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4 ways technology is improving the healthcare supply chain

February 19, 2021
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During the past year, the healthcare supply chain has been pushed to the limits. Shortages in supplies can impact both the patients in the hospitals, and the staff themselves. Emily...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, Health, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health
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Biophilic building for human resilience and pandemic prevention

February 15, 2021
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Derived in 1964 by the social psychologist Erich Fromm, 'biophilia' means to love life. Here, architect Robert Hopkins, explains how the application of biophilic design and sensor-led monitoring systems can...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Energy, Environment, Health, Health & Safety, In Depth, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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