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Blood and guts: new link uncovered between the gut microbiome and blood groups
January 17, 2022
Researchers have been studying how the body’s mucus layer encourages the optimal balance of microbes to colonise and flourish. The discovery of strains of bacteria in the gut microbiome that...
Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna
January 14, 2022
Inspired by the ‘Lego-like’ properties of DNA, with building blocks that are typically 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, a new DNA-based fluorescent nanoantenna will monitor the structural change...
Picodroplet microfluidics – specialist chemicals for single cell analysis
January 10, 2022
Picodroplet microfluidics is used to isolate single cells for high-throughput single cell analysis. Olivia Hughes discusses novel multifunctional and biocompatible surfactants needed to create these miniature protective environments in which...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
Diagnosing dysbiosis – understanding imbalance in human gut microbiota
January 10, 2022
Dysbiosis describes imbalance in healthy gut bacteria... but what is a healthy gut? We ask Christina Casén to explain how such a complex and changeable ecology can be interpreted well...
Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring
January 10, 2022
DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Soil Science, Zoology
Accelerating R&D innovation in 2022 and beyond
January 3, 2022
Accounting for pandemic drivers and a general acceptance that a return to pre-pandemic business habits is unnecessary, data experts Jim Reilly and Rik Van Mol predict how the life science...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Paleobiology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
The promise of COVID-19 surveillance through wastewater testing
December 22, 2021
Pandemic modelling data can be gathered through mass testing by monitoring viral RNA levels in wastewater. Dr Han Wei explains how sewer sample surveillance could potentially offer an early warning...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
A Million to One: Bridging the biomarker chasm from discovery to the clinic
December 21, 2021
With so much research being published on biomarkers, yet so few companion diagnostic devices being cleared by the FDA, Rafael Rosengarten discusses why it is so hard to develop a...
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics
Shaking up the lab of the future
December 15, 2021
From testing and drug discovery to vaccine rollout, collaboration and open innovation have been vital in accelerating scientific progress over the past year, but Dr Kath Mackay considers how AI...
Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Computational Chemistry, Computer Science, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Forensics, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
Catherine Noakes and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
December 14, 2021
As part of a collaborative group of six British expert scientists, Catherine Noakes will join Jonathan Van-Tam and his team for the 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lectures which will be...
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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