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How COVID-19 kills: a tale of two conditions

August 7, 2020
Insight
Steve Walton, explains why he believes the majority of patients that die after being infected with SARS CoV-2 virus infection do not die from respiratory failure, but because of a...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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A truffle’s tale… 40 years in the making

August 7, 2020
News
As a first-year graduate student studying truffle ecology at Oregon State University, Dan Luoma attended a scientific meeting in 1981 on Orcas Island in Washington. Having recently learned how to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Environment
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Advantage flat angel shark

August 7, 2020
News
The general picture of a shark is that of a fast and large ocean predator. Some species, however, question this image - for example angel sharks. They have adapted to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Zoology
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How flying snakes glide

August 6, 2020
News
Flying snakes glide through the air, flattening their bodies to provide lift. But as they glide they seem to swim, undulating their bodies from side to side. Now a team...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Environment, Zoology
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Laboratory News podcast – life on the back of a turtle with Dr Jeroen Ingels

August 5, 2020
"I didn't realise that it is basically impossible to stop a turtle physically... it just rolls you over"
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Environment, Marine Biology, Parasitology, Podcasts, Zoology
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Computational model could help translate drugs from animal studies to human

August 5, 2020
News
About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it. Scientists might be able to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Physiology
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite reveals new penguin colonies

August 5, 2020
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A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than was previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Zoology
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Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough

August 4, 2020
News
A University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels ­­– a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft tissue in the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Health, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry
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First UK COVID-19 vaccine to be manufactured in Wales

August 3, 2020
News
Wockhardt, the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology major today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK Government to fill finish COVID-19 vaccines. The manufacturing will be undertaken...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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AI transformation in a post-pandemic world

August 3, 2020
Insight
Ross Upton considers how COVID-19 is driving the use of AI to protect and transform public health now and, potentially, into the future…
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Virology
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