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Gut microbiome plays role in evolution

October 22, 2018
News
By using a novel system of taxonomy a team has made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Physiology
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The new ice age

October 22, 2018
Feature
Cryo-storage is a multibillion-dollar industry, but surprisingly we are not very good at it. Here, Alice Fayter and Matthew Gibson talk extremophiles, ice and a new generation of biological cold...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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First interactive model of human cell division

October 17, 2018
News
A team from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have created a protein map using a 4D computer model that allows real-time tracking of proteins during mitosis.The first interactive map of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Microfluidic devices

October 12, 2018
Insight
Organ on a chip technology is a new approach designed to created miniaturised physiological systems suitable for drug discovery – it relies on microfluidics. Here are some stats...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Wellcome warning for CRISPR gene editing research

October 11, 2018
News
The first formal study involving the gene-editing technique CRISPR/Cas9 has been welcomed by more than the usual CRISPR enthusiasts.The trial based in Germany and backed by US company Vertex Pharmaceuticals...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Harnessing AI to predict cancer evolution

October 10, 2018
News
A team from The Institute of Cancer Research have used artificial intelligence to predict how cancers will progress and evolve.The new technique, called REVOLVER (Repeated evolution of cancer), picks out...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Oncology
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The chips are down

October 9, 2018
Feature
Is it really possible to recreate a human on a chip? That is the ultimate aim of organ on a chip technology and we are getting closer. Here we explore...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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An evolutionary perspective on laziness

September 28, 2018
Insight
The Science Lite team discover the ultimate excuse for laziness...You’ll forgive the whiff of smugness this month from the Science lite desk. Above and beyond our regular vainglorious airs that...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Circadian mood link

September 26, 2018
News
In the largest genetic study of circadian rest-activity cycles in humans, scientists at the University of Glasgow have identified a possible genetic link between circadian disruption and mood disorders. The...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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Link between brain trauma and degenerative brain disease revealed

September 21, 2018
News
A new study suggests that just a single traumatic brain injury can generate an abnormal form of the dementia associated protein tau.Published in the journal Brain, the study from the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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