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Can GAGs be gagged?

November 3, 2011
William Booth discusses a new approach for high-throughput analysis of GAG interactions with growth factors and other bioregulatory proteins Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are a distinctive class of negatively-charged, linear polysaccharides composed...

Cosmic Vision

November 2, 2011
The UK is set to unlock the secrets of the Sun and search for dark energy after the European Space Agency (ESA) gave the go ahead for two missions to...

MicroRNA: a primer for the cell biologist

November 1, 2011
Active in the control of cell functionality at a genetic level, through the regulation of messenger RNA transcription, miRNA is now recognised to be a powerful medium for understanding how...

Graphene gets £50m boost

November 1, 2011
The University of Manchester is to house the Graphene Global Research and Technology Hub after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Obsorne announced a £50m investment to keep research into the...

Congratulations UK Science!

November 1, 2011
Here in the UK we have always enjoyed a fine reputation for our science – “and rightly so” pipes up my supercilious inner scientist – yet many a reputation is...

Flashback

November 1, 2011
A birthday just isn’t a birthday without a good helping of nostalgia, so we thought we’d take a romp through the archives and look at some of the Highlights, lowlights...

Foam treatment for varicose veins

October 31, 2011
Varicose veins can be unsightly and agonising, and just as painful to remove but foam injections could provide a cheaper, pain-free method to treating the condition.Foam sclerotherapy – developed by...

Halloween Science

October 28, 2011
Halloween is fast approaching and we know exactly what’s on your mind – which is the best apple for apple bobbing?Turns out scientists – and a few supermarket chains –...

Is your iPhone a (sp)iPhone?

October 27, 2011
You get to work each morning, take out your phone and put it on your desk, but this very action could be turning your iPhone into a (sp)iPhone say researchers...

Facebook linked to size of brain

October 27, 2011
The number of Facebook friends you have and the size of particular brain regions are directly linked say researchers from University College London. The study – which involved 125 university...

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