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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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(A)I must insist

February 10, 2020
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In a data-rich research landscape – only a mix of man and machine will give us hope of extracting knowledge from experimental data. Dr Paolo Mutti takes us behind the...
Physics & Engineering
Engineering, In Depth, Physics
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A new landscape for CRISPR?

February 6, 2020
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As a Chinese court imposes a three-year jail term on a scientist who used gene editing on at least two babies and pressure mounts for global regulation – Dermot Martin...
Uncategorised
In Depth
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Taming the smoking gun

February 4, 2020
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With the explosion in popularity of vaping, safety regulators have been scrambling to catch up. One of the biggest concerns is the safety of the chemicals given off by the...
Uncategorised
In Depth
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A certain ratio

January 27, 2020
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Has CRISPR just given us the ability to change the sex ratio in mammals? Dermot Martin reports on new research which, while delivering an economic boost for livestock farmers, leaves...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Can we afford to cure the incurable?

January 14, 2020
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Putting us on the very cusp of a medical revolution – gene therapy could cure the incurable. But as demand grows for these marvellous medicines, have we enough capacity to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, In Depth, Pharmaceutical
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