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Nanocellulose powder developed

December 9, 2011
Nanocellulose has the potential to be used in medical technology and the food and pharmaceutical industries, but when it dries out, it loses some of the mechanical properties that make...

The changing face of bioanalysis

December 8, 2011
Industry challenges and solutions for bioanalysis were top of the agenda for an exclusive bioanalysis seminar organised by Quotient Bioresearch The seminar  was attended by representatives from pharmaceutical and biotechnology...

What caused Ice Age mass extinctions?

December 7, 2011
Scientists have answered one of the most contentious questions in history – was it climate change or the presence of humans which caused extinction of some of the most iconic...

Solving a meaty problem

December 6, 2011
ß-agonists can be used illegally to beef-up our meat – but how do we catch those who are doing it? Here we discover that LC/MS is on the front line...

Key element of cell division uncovered

December 5, 2011
In dividing human cells, chromosomes are duplicated, and one copy is passed onto each daughter cell, but some cells with an unequal number of chromosomes bypass the body’s in-built health...

Living antibiotics from vampire bacteria

December 2, 2011
The genome of a vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto other specific bacteria as has its genome sequenced, and revealed its usefulness as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious...

Creating the super-heavy

December 1, 2011
The search for super-heavy elements is on – two international teams of scientists are currently in a battle to create super-heavy elements in the lab. The race to create element...

Where does all the data go?

December 1, 2011
Modern science and huge data sets go hand in hand, but are you sure yours is being backed-up correctly? Laurent Fanichet gives us some top tips on how to make...

The mysteries of the Moon

December 1, 2011
The moon, it seems to me, has been somewhat hidden in plain sight over the past 40 years. Since the Apollo missions ended, the space community have had their sights...

Professor Bruce Hood would like to introduce you to – your brain

December 1, 2011
Professor Bruce Hood has the honour of delivering this year’s Royal Institution lectures, and he has something he’d like to introduce you to – your brain Filmed in front of...

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