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Prostate cancer drugs ‘not treating root cause’

March 5, 2014
News
New drugs aimed at treating prostate cancer may not be targeting the root cause of the disease say researchers who have discovered that methylation – thought to be a significant...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Oncology
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Cognitive powers unique to humans

March 3, 2014
News
An area of the brain responsible for strategic planning, decision making and multi-tasking is unique to humans say researchers from the University of Oxford.By comparing brain MRI scans of 25...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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Cas9’s secrets revealed

February 26, 2014
News
Bacterial enzyme Cas9 needs short DNA sequences to identify and degrade foreign DNA during viral infections American researchers have discovered.Cas9 (CRISPR-associated)  is guided by RNA, but needs short DNA sequences...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Immunology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Sudden collapse could await insect networks

February 20, 2014
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Insect pollinators play a crucial role in food security and biodiversity and are already subject to increasingly harsh conditions – if these get any worse, numerous species could go suddenly...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Zoology
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On-demand nano-vaccines

February 19, 2014
News
Vaccines produced on the spot when and where a disease is breaking out might be possible thanks to engineered nanoparticles. Vaccines are usually made en masse in centralised locations, far...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Nanotechnology, Pathology
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Sodium key to opioid brain signalling

February 17, 2014
News
A high-resolution 3-D view of an opioid receptor’s atomic structure has resolved the 40-year mystery of how sodium controls opioid brain signalling. The structure was obtained by scientists at the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Life Sciences awards open

February 6, 2014
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Cogent SSC are now accepting nominations for the 2014 UK Life Science Skills Awards, aimed at rewarding apprentices, individuals, providers and employers who have excelled in contributing to the development...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Too few unsung heroes

January 30, 2014
News
The honeybee is the unsung hero of the countryside, but there are 13.4 million too few colonies to properly pollinate Europe’s crops.New research from the University of Reading shows that...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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Breakthrough in nanowires

January 23, 2014
News
In a series of papers, researchers have documented a breakthrough in laser action in semiconductor nanowires and further shown enhanced optical and electronic performance.Nanowire lasers have potential uses in computing,...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology
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Aphids act as pawns to spread viruses

January 15, 2014
News
Aphids have become the pawns of crop-infecting viruses which influence their host and force them to change in a way that is beneficial to the parasite.In this example of extended...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Botany, Zoology
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