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Living the single life

May 27, 2019
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Scientists are increasingly taking advantage of microfluidic technology for single cell applications to understand individual cells and their role in health and immunity. Here we look at latest advances in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
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Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human health. No surprise really, we are as much microbe as we are human. What is...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Putting your finger on it

May 14, 2019
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Nanoparticles could well be the future of fingermark detection. Not only do they promise sensitivity and selectivity, says Dr Sébastien Moret but they have also furthered our understanding of the...
Chemistry, Materials
Forensics, In Depth, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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Making a value judgement

May 7, 2019
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Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push the boundaries of what we do with biology, we need to ask...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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One at a time

April 29, 2019
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Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is getting easier says Dr Joanna Andrecka, and it could turn drug discovery on its...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Running interference

April 23, 2019
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Immuno-Oncology is considered a vital front in the battle against cancer, but will current approaches get us there? Dr Geert Cauwenbergh takes us through some pitfalls and tells us how...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Opening science or narrowing its base?

April 16, 2019
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It may carry laudable ambition, but will Plan S damage science? From 2020, the scientific publishing plan could force you to pay-to-publish as well as threaten international collaborations and place...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics
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An edit for good?

April 9, 2019
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Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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The quest to go quantum

April 1, 2019
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Dotted around the UK, scientists are slowly but surely turning quantum research into commercial products. Jonathan Chadwick met up with a team at Sussex University who think they can beat...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Energy, In Depth, Physics
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Making a human connection

March 25, 2019
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As organ-on-a-chip technology advances at pace, the next step is to connect them and understand a new drug’s effects on the entire human body – without having to go to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The nanotech of the magnetosome

March 15, 2019
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When it comes to the understanding of the nanoscience behind some deeply mysterious magnetic microbes, neutrons are vital says Dirk Honecker…  Perhaps one of the lesser-known processes that occurs on our...
Uncategorised
In Depth
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Future Circular Collider: Is it worth it?

March 8, 2019
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Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics, Policy
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