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Agricultural disease emerged from harmless virus

September 12, 2008
Scientists have discovered that one of the world’s most important agricultural diseases emerged when two relatively harmless wild grass infecting viruses mutated over 100 years ago.

Laboratory compliance: Making the grade

September 11, 2008
Do you know your calibration from your validation and your verification from your qualification? Paul Smith gives us a handy guide to the often daunting subject of laboratory compliance

Good things come in small packages

September 11, 2008
The biological insight held by microRNA promises much – but how do you do about examining the subtleties of these discrete molecules? Sangita Parikh has some answers

How much protein is in your beans?

September 11, 2008
Healthy high protein, low fat foods such as beans are becomingly increasingly prevalent in the food market with people taking a growing interest in their dietary health. Here we learn...

LHC at Cern powers-up successfully

September 10, 2008
The worlds largest ever physics experiment - designed to probe the very existence of all the matter in the universe has been successfully started.

Putting blood donation into a spin

September 9, 2008
The national blood service take around 2 million blood donations a year as they aim to meet the demand of UK hospitals. Despite growing demand, safety is always a priority...

Best of both worlds

September 9, 2008
Allen Chasteauneuf thinks that to improve infection control a combined hydrophobic and antimicrobial approach is best. How can we achieve this? Look no further than nanotechnology

New species of bacteria gets mouthy

September 9, 2008
No one likes to think of their mouth as a haven for microbes, but no matter how hard we brush, our buccal cavity is a mini-butlins for billions of bugs...

Robot with bio-brain to solve memory secrets

September 8, 2008
A team from the UK is hoping to explain how we form memories with the development of a robot controlled by a biological brain.

Expert stumbles on new species

September 5, 2008
A leading fungi expert has accidentally stumbled upon a new species - as he walked home from work.

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