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What’s your poison?

May 10, 2020
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Why are so many drugs derived from natural sources on the market to treat human disease? Venom-master Steve Trim explains how evolution can give us a Pharmaceutical short-cut.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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The renaissance of supercritical fluid chromatography

May 10, 2020
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Early development of supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) was described as high-pressure or dense gas chromatography (HPGC or DGC) and low boiling point hydrocarbons were used as the supercritical mobile phase....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Analytical Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, In Depth, Organic Chemistry
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The physics of restoration

April 30, 2020
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Art plays a significant part in modern society, and the art of restoration is crucial to safeguarding our cultural heritage. Philipp Gutfreund, Research Scientist, Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) explains how new...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Forensics, In Depth, Particle Physics, Physics
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Going (anti)viral

April 27, 2020
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Dermot Martin catches us up with the rapid reaction of the biopharma community to meet the Covid-19 antiviral quest
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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Going round in circles

April 9, 2020
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Single use plastics are a staple in the lab – but they are also are part of the plastics pollution problem. Here Bill Walford talks to Jeremy Carter about his...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Forensics, Geology, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Coronavirus – is it just “a type of ‘flu”?

April 2, 2020
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The virology, genomics, epidemiology and medical response – Chief Virology Examiner at the Institute of Biomedical Science, Dr Sarah Pitt, sums up current thinking on coronaviruses and compares the outbreak...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Shining a light on diabetes

March 17, 2020
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The complexity of glycogen storage diseases like diabetes means a reductionist approach just won't cut it. Here we learn how systems medicine could lead to symptom reduction and quicker detection
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Does gene therapy put safety second?

March 15, 2020
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The delivery of gene therapies relies almost entirely on viral vectors. So, when it comes to the production of these micro-delivery agents, you'd think safety would be a top priority…...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Breaking the mould with jellyfish

March 12, 2020
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The study of cells has perhaps been the most impactful way we have developed modern medicine Here we learn why the source of collagen in cell culture has never been...
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, In Depth
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Enemy at the gates

March 4, 2020
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As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe and vaccine hesitancy threatens the return of long-dead diseases, Dr Neil Polwart thinks that next generation digital diagnostic tech could help control...
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, In Depth, Medical/Health
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Caught in the long grass

February 19, 2020
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Forensic botany, the use of plants as evidence in serious crime cases, is a little-known specialist area despite having its origins centuries ago. We spoke to Mark Spencer, one of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Forensics, In Depth
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The new frontline

February 13, 2020
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Using big data analysis and knowledge networks is the new frontier in combating infectious disease in crops says Dr Kim Hammond-Kosack
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Food & Bev, In Depth
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