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Beating the swarm

January 14, 2014
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Tony Sackville discusses how innovative diagnostic approaches to HIV and Norovirus characterisation can defeat the drug resistance which occurs as a result of “quasispecies swarm”  The RNA viruses such as...
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A place of scientific freedom

January 9, 2014
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Many now agree there is a role for design in fostering advances in medical research. The Francis Crick Institute has high ambition to encourage collaboration through clever laboratory design -...
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The secret life of a cellular business

January 7, 2014
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What does a cell have in common with a thriving business? More than you might think says Dr Stefan Klumpp - and its all down to the economic principles of...
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Big collaboration for a small problem

December 27, 2013
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It turns out that a huge collaborative effort is required to detect nano-scale defects. The NanoMend project has been set up to do just that, and its findings could improve...
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No endosome required

December 23, 2013
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Professor Vince Rotello takes us through nanoparticle-stabilised capsules – the ideal vehicle for protein delivery to the cellThe delivery of functional proteins to replace or augment protein levels within the...
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A tip top approach to analysis

December 20, 2013
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Nanotechnology can only develop with appropriate analysis and measurement. The ‘Lab on a chip’ capabilities of AFM is one way of achieving this – here we get a rundown of...
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Comets: The planetary architects

December 19, 2013
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One wiped out the dinosaurs; others have formed some of the world’s lakes; and the Moon is thought to have formed following a collision between the Earth and a body...
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Graphene nanoribbons – an exercise in control

December 18, 2013
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Graphene nanoribbons offer a range of useful properties. Now, with clever use of water and incredibly precise slicing, a research team from Rice University thinks they have mastered their difficult...
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Unlocking the hidden value of your lab

December 17, 2013
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It is the norm that a science company or educational institution in possession of used lab equipment will simply discard it for want of new equipment. But there could be...
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How to flex, bend and stretch

December 13, 2013
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As microprocessors get smaller only nanotechnology can further the miniaturisation of technology. Here we learn how a nanotech approach is helping to bring flexible electronic devices to market   Today’s information...
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A window into live cell RNA

December 12, 2013
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Detecting intracellular gene expression is vital when performing knockdown studies – it is also difficult. Here, Don Weldon and Grace Johnston demonstrate a way of examining RNA levels in live...
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Meet MERIL

December 10, 2013
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Martin Hynes and Sarah Moore introduce us to MERIL, a recently launched public database of Europe’s scientific research facilitiesMERIL has been established as an open online resource providing information on...
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