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Proven efficacy for new polio vaccine

May 29, 2007
A new vaccine to prevent type-1 polio is three times as effective as the standard vaccine, according to new research.

Particle image analysis – shaping up to the future

May 29, 2007
From diamond abrasives to the perfect glass of whisky – there is a lot riding on particle image analysis. Here, Graham Rideal keeps us in the picture with this rapidly...

Biotech boom puts india on verge of global market

May 25, 2007
A new study has shown that India’s health biotech firms are gaining global influence, with an increased ability not only to produce cheap drugs and vaccines domestically but also to...

Do or dye

May 25, 2007
A little bit of colour could be all that you need if you are struggling to aliquot liquids into multi-well plates when performing quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays

Cellular ‘heartbeat’ to revolutionise drug testing

May 23, 2007
Researchers are a step closer to being able to detect what they have called the ‘heartbeat’ of individual cells, in a development that could change the way new drugs are...

Water may not help runners keep their cool

May 21, 2007
Last month 35,674 people ran the London Marathon, many of whom downed as much water as they could at each of the water stations on the route – but did...

Nanoscience creates world’s smallest book

May 18, 2007
The best things come in small packages, or so the saying goes – and it is something that one group of scientists thinks holds true for their newest development. The...

Quality on tap

May 18, 2007
Water is one of our most vital natural resources, and it is therefore vitally important that the quality of drinking water in particular is maintained to the highest standard possible....

Environmental science looks to genomics

May 16, 2007
Genomics has received a lot of attention in the past few years, characterisation of whole genomes has revolutionised biological research – and now it looks set to do the same...

Controlling polymorphism

May 16, 2007
Using particle shape to identify different polymorphic crystal forms

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