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The amazing DNA giveaway

May 10, 2011
Nature is so often amazing and inspirational, and our DNA is no exception. Genetic sequencing has led to some crucial scientific advances in a relatively short space of time since...

Norovirus enzyme crystallised

May 9, 2011
The successful crystallisation of a key norovirus enzyme could enable scientists to develop effective treatments for the winter vomiting bugs

Mapping the brain – a new approach

May 9, 2011
The brain is a highly intricate network of neurons connected to thousands of other neurons and researchers at University College London have developed a method to untangle the complexity.

Tidying up after drugs

May 6, 2011
Drug molecules are directed around the body via the bloodstream, but it’s important they don’t stay there, so the body has enzymes which ‘tidy up’ all foreign molecules.

Troponin T assays – a meeting of minds

May 6, 2011
Jeanette Marchant discusses high sensitivity cardiac troponin assays and discovers that the best way to find a successful working protocol is to get users together and find a consensus

Oligonucleotides synthesis – a keystone of modern genomics

May 5, 2011
Ellen Prediger takes us on a historical journey exploring oligonucleotide synthesis

Pregnancy puzzle solved

May 4, 2011
Rather than rejecting the foetus and placenta because it contains paternal proteins, the maternal immune system tolerates paternal antigens and even harnesses the immune interaction to promote foetal development

SKA moves to Jodrell Bank

May 4, 2011
Jodrell Bank Observatory has fought off international competition to host the project office of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – the largest and most sensitive radio telescope.

The future of water testing

May 3, 2011
The National Laboratory Service (NLS) recently announced its largest set of commercial contracts to date after having been appointed by UK water operators to assist in the preparation for the...

Questioning the survival of the fittest

May 2, 2011
Darwin’s theory of evolution and the survival of the fittest may not be correct suggests a new study which shows biodiversity may evolve where it was previously thought impossible.

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