Features

The fat of the land

October 19, 2018
Evidence for environmental chemicals as disruptors of metabolism is mounting ­– now a new study suggests a worrying link between fracking and the growth of fat cells. Dr Christopher Kassotis...

The chips are down

October 9, 2018
Is it really possible to recreate a human on a chip? That is the ultimate aim of organ on a chip technology and we are getting closer. Here we explore...

A very particular problem

September 25, 2018
Lives are on the line when it comes to correct understanding of how therapeutic proteins can form particulates says Professor John Carpenter.The positive impacts of therapeutic proteins on the lives...

The drugs don’t work

September 21, 2018
The fight against antibiotic resistance is real and is something we all have a responsibility in tackling. But as traditional drugs stop working, what steps are being taken now?Antibiotic resistance...

The chameleon and the crystal maze

September 17, 2018
How a crystal structure within the skin of the famous colour-changing lizard holds the key to wearable photonic devices, next generation screens and optical communications In nature, chameleons can easily...

Minding the gap

September 12, 2018
When it comes to visualising ultra-fast phenomena, especially biological processes, there is a problem – the Terahertz gap. Now, a pan-European consortium – the EuPRAXIA project – are collaborating to...

A measured approach to funding

September 7, 2018
Is long-term funding a better model of financing science research than the never-ending cycle of grant-applications? NPL think so – and they are putting their money where their mouth is...

Seeing the whole picture

September 4, 2018
What makes one patient different from another one? Answering this question is a fundamental prerequisite for personalised medicine – and a multi-omic approach is the only way to get there...

Climbing Mt Peer Review: No shame in second place

August 16, 2018
In the final of our three part special on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, reviewers and scientists to  scientific publishing, Maiko Kitaoka tells us that nothing less than...

Climbing Mt Peer Review: May AI help you with that?

August 9, 2018
In the second of our three part special on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, reviewers and scientists to  scientific publishing we learn how Medial charity LifeArc and science...

Climbing Mt Peer Review: time to go clubbing?

July 30, 2018
In the first of our three-part series on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, reviewers and scientists toward scientific publishing we look at online preprints and journal clubs Assessing...

There won’t be blood

July 25, 2018
The welfare of laboratory animals is always foremost in the mind of in-vivo researchers – and it turns out this is incredibly important when it comes to animal experimentation being...

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