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The great reproducibility problem

August 22, 2017
If we can’t reproduce findings – then it isn’t science anymore. This is why the reproducibility problem in biomedical science is such a key issue – and we are all...

Blue banded bee

August 21, 2017
The following image of a blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) preparing to sip nectar from the nearby flowers.

New bioprinting method developed

August 21, 2017
Scientists from the University of Oxford have created a new method to 3D print laboratory-grown cells to form living structures.

Novel process creates 3D dissection aid

August 16, 2017
New cutting edge technology has enabled researchers to carry out a highly detailed 3D digital dissection of an African clawed frog.

Pumping guts not heart keep sea spiders alive

August 9, 2017
Researchers have discovered a scientific oddity – a sea creature that uses its gut, not its heart, to pump blood around its body.

Silk cocoons promise much for medical treatments

August 8, 2017
Microscopic cocoons have been created that can store sensitive proteins, making them useful for biotechnology or medicinal purposes.

New discovery turns coral development theory upside down

July 27, 2017
Coral growth theory needs revisiting, after large numbers of colonies were discovered in areas once thought inhabitable.

New neuronal labelling method invented

July 26, 2017
Scientists have taken advantage of viral vectors to deliver genetic information past the blood-brain barrier, also providing an alternative method to label neurons.

Transatlantic drive to tackle antimicrobial resistance

July 18, 2017
A collaboration to identify antimicrobial drug targets in a novel way has been announced by research organisations in the UK and Canada.

The rise of a shape-shifting animal revealed

July 12, 2017
An international group of scientists have determined how some of the first large organisms were able to change their body shape and size. Known as rangeomorphs, the organisms could grow...

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