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BCRA2 involved in DNA repair

October 9, 2014
News
New images have revealed how BRCA2 works to repair damaged DNA. The protein was known to be involved in DNA repair, but its shape and mechanism have remained elusive. Electron...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Nobel round-up

October 8, 2014
News
In case you missed them, here is Laboratory News’ round-up of who won what in this year’s Nobel Prize announcements. Each prize is worth 8 million SEK (£0.7 million), and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics
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Chemistry Prize for microscopy technique

October 8, 2014
News
After a short delay, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner for the...
Chemistry
Chemistry
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GRAIL visualises man in the Moon

October 8, 2014
News
The Procellarum, a recess on the western edge of the moon, likely arose from a large plume of magma deep within the moon’s interior rather a massive asteroid strike. New...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Blue LED wins Physics Nobel Prize

October 7, 2014
News
The invention of the blue light-emitting diodes has scooped this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Twenty years ago, Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura produced bright light beams from...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellows announced

October 7, 2014
News
Nine young engineers developing world-changing technologies have been awarded Industrial Fellowships from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Each recent graduate will receive £80,000 to fund innovative doctoral...
Uncategorised
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Brain’s inner GPS wins Nobel Prize

October 6, 2014
News
The inner GPS of the brain, which makes it possible for us to orient ourselves in space has won John O’Keefe, and husband and wife team May-Britt and Edvard Moser...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Physiology
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IL-25 target for asthma attacks caused by colds

October 6, 2014
News
A small molecule called interleukin-25 might play a central role in asthma attacks brought on by the common cold. The cytokine has been implicated in a sequence of biological events...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Virology
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£125m to train next generation of bioscientists

October 3, 2014
News
Funding of £125m over the next five years is being made available to support the training and development of 1,250 bioscience students.The funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Anthrax is new drug delivery vehicle

October 3, 2014
News
Anthrax doesn’t seem like the go-to vehicle for delivering cancer drugs, but researchers from MIT have engineered the bacteria to do just that. By disarming Bacillus anthracis and loading it...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Star-shaped molecule created after 25 year effort

October 2, 2014
News
A complex star-shaped molecule of interlocking rings has been created at the University of Manchester following a quarter of a century of research. The molecule, dubbed the Star of David,...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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Dry roasting a trigger for peanut allergy

October 1, 2014
News
There is a striking difference between the prevalence of peanut allergies in the Western world and the East and it could be down to the way the nuts are prepared.Dry...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Beverage
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