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Microbial lipoxygenases: a next target against antibiotic resistance?

March 15, 2021
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Russian researchers Georgy Kurakin, Anna Samoukina and Nadezhda Potapova use bioinformatics to uncover the evolutionary roots of microbial lipoxygenase functionality and raise the possibility that these enzymes may be the...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Laboratory Management: Monitoring the cold chain

March 5, 2021
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With many COVID vaccines relying on ultra-low temperature storage, Matt Feeny explains why and how automated and 'in transit' refrigeration monitoring systems will be essential and beneficial to the efficiency...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Virology
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Resistance is rarely futile – reinvigorating the AMR ecosystem

March 5, 2021
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Might we defeat our oldest enemy in fighting one of the newest? Peter Jackson looks at how lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can support the development of new treatments...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Virology
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Unleashing the power of digital image analysis

March 1, 2021
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The practice of image analysis has been evolving for years, but the UK's lockdown has hit fast-forward on its shift into the digital world. Here, Andreas Theodosi discusses the impact...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Covid-19, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical
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Pandemic prevention: how to fireproof our future – #PandemicsReport

February 25, 2021
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As we embrace 2021 and the opportunity for a fresh perspective, Matthew Partridge reviews the independent international expert report on the transformative change required to escape from the 'pandemic era'...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology
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Excellent standards drive commercial demand in bioproduction

February 22, 2021
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Protein biochemist, Dr Bernd Gerhartz, tells the story of how he and his team established a new strategy, development workflow and QC process to provide consistent, high-quality bioactive proteins to...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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4 ways technology is improving the healthcare supply chain

February 19, 2021
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During the past year, the healthcare supply chain has been pushed to the limits. Shortages in supplies can impact both the patients in the hospitals, and the staff themselves. Emily...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotech, Covid-19, Health, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health
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Biophilic building for human resilience and pandemic prevention

February 15, 2021
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Derived in 1964 by the social psychologist Erich Fromm, 'biophilia' means to love life. Here, architect Robert Hopkins, explains how the application of biophilic design and sensor-led monitoring systems can...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Energy, Environment, Health, Health & Safety, In Depth, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Laboratory Science apprenticeships help build the future

February 12, 2021
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With the 14th National Apprenticeship Week taking place across England this week, showcasing the impact that apprenticeships can have on communities, local businesses and regional economies, lab-based employers have heralded...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, In Depth, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
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A world’s first in proton beam research

February 4, 2021
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Apologies for the newsletter misdirect if you were looking for Biophilic building for human resilience and pandemic prevention please click here otherwise do read on... Just before the first lockdown,...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Health, In Depth, Medical/Health, Oncology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics
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How Are Mobile Apps Improving Diagnosis?

January 28, 2021
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People frequently use mobile apps in their personal and work lives, letting those applications give them information ranging from budgeting assistance to baking tips. Could a mobile health app diagnose...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology, Virology
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Antibiotic resistance may spread even more easily than expected

January 27, 2021
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Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, Jan Zrimec, a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has used computational research to show...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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