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Why cells don't get stuck - generalised cell migration and motility modelled mathematically
Added: 22 Jan 2021
Cell movement has now been mathematically modelled by an interdisciplinary team of theoretical and …

Ousting spiritualist clairvoyance with scientific clairaudience
Added: 20 Jan 2021
Hearing voices can be a serious business - both for those afflicted and anyone they might choose to…

Laser-triggered chemical adhesion for tissue engineering of replacement organs
Added: 19 Jan 2021
Laser-triggered chemical adhesion used to build proteins onto biological polymer scaffolding to bri…

Interferon-induced ACE2 production shown to be safe and even effective against COVID-19
Added: 11 Jan 2021
While ACE2 proteins are known to be the vehicle used by COVID-19 to enter the nose and lungs, the p…

Successful AI and ML framework for repurposing drug candidates
Added: 8 Jan 2021
Researchers apply causal inference theory and deep learning algorithms to sort through confounding …

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
Added: 6 Jan 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three time…

Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
Added: 1 Jan 2021
Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …

RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
Added: 22 Dec 2020
How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another wi…

Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark
Added: 16 Dec 2020
New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and …

Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully…

C21 pill shows clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Study shows a clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients using an oral C21 formulati…

Immunisation cold chain equipment demand already 'off the charts'
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It may be a cold day in the UK when demand for vaccine cold chain equipment outstrips supply capabi…

Virtual Northern MedTech Summit - 28 January 2021
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It's not often you have the opportunity to meet all the important players under one roof - and this…

Extracting a novel biochemical reservoir from between our skin cells
Added: 26 Nov 2020
We're all used to the fact that there is so much more to learn about how our own bodies work, but i…

Cheers at The Bioprocess Arms - where everyone knows your name
Added: 18 Nov 2020
Cheers to BioProcessUK4.0!
Who said virtual events were boring? The BIA just upped expectations of…

Predicting trends in clinical motion tracking technologies
Added: 18 Nov 2020
Read an expert vision of the future where clinicians have been wooed by motion tracking wearables t…

Cambridge bioscience partnership seeks rising stars in AI
Added: 17 Nov 2020
Calling all bright young things as a multi-disciplined partnership of globally reknowned academic a…

Malaria test as simple as a bandage
Added: 5 Nov 2020
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That's the idea behind a platfo…

Do octopuses' arms have a mind of their own?
Added: 4 Nov 2020
Often described as aliens, octopuses are one of most unusual creatures on the planet, with three he…

An artificial cell on a chip
Added: 28 Oct 2020
Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a precisely controllable system for mimicking…