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Lawmakers called to protect biomedical science from false claims

June 5, 2020
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Great Medical Promises Threatened by Booming Miracle Cures and Undue Pressure to Gain Fast-Track Approvals In a first-time report, the European Academies of Science (EASAC) and Medicine (FEAM) call upon...
Life Sciences
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Policy
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Game review: Vaxcards

June 1, 2020
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Details Age 6+2 players15-30 minutesVaxcards.com Traffic Lights Educational use – 4/6Scientific accuracy – 4/6Enjoyment – 5/6
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Comment And Analysis
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Illegal wildlife trading threatens all creatures great and small

May 28, 2020
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Besides being a major threat to biodiversity, the wildlife trade can be a cause of global public health issues and hundreds of billions of dollars of economic damage around the...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Marine Biology, Zoology
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Covid-19 reveals misunderstanding of the lab sector

May 14, 2020
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As Russ Swan settles in to a new normal of self-isolation, he'd like to believe politicians, he really would - but…
Life Sciences
Comment And Analysis, Covid-19
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Game review: Pandemic

May 1, 2020
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Details Age 8+2-4 players45 minutesZ-man games Traffic Lights Educational use – 3/6Scientific accuracy – 3/6Enjoyment – 6/6
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Comment And Analysis
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A question of reagents

April 30, 2020
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At the time of writing, more than 1.3M people have been infected and more than 72,600 deaths have been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus. We caught up with...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Medical/Health
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Good science communication is vital

April 27, 2020
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There is no more important time to get science communication right than during a pandemic. But, says Melanie Challenger, that is harder than it seems…
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Covid-19, Health, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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We need to talk about live wet-markets

April 6, 2020
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How do we make sure this doesn’t happen ever again? How do we reduce novel zoonotics in our species?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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The ultimate in self-isolation

April 2, 2020
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After spending a year at Concordia – ESA's isolated, Antarctic research station – to understand what life would be like on Mars, Dr Beth Healey knows a thing or two...
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Interviews
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Game review: Biotix

April 1, 2020
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Details Age 14+2-5 players30 minutesSmirk & Dagger Games Traffic Lights Educational use – 2/6Scientific accuracy – 2/6Enjoyment – 4/6
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Comment And Analysis
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Curbing our animal instinct

March 10, 2020
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Amy Beale, Scientific Liaison Officer at independent charity FRAME explains the importance of education in raising awareness of the use of animals in research and testing, and the alternative techniques...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Please ignore: Guide to lab Health and Safety

March 9, 2020
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Do you fancy a few extra weeks off work? Then let Dr Matthew Partridge take you through his H&S tips… they’ll be sure to get you out of the lab...
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Comment And Analysis
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