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New species of early snake discovered

June 8, 2017
News
Palaeontologists have discovered a new species of ancient snake that lived 5 million years ago.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Do antibodies have to be hit and miss?

June 8, 2017
Insight
From geneticist to frontline warrior in the antibody validation crisis – Dr Giancarlo Barone tells us how he is winning over the huge worldwide industry of antibody producers as he...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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Breakthrough means patient specific stem cells

June 5, 2017
News
Scientists in the US have created blood-forming stem cells from patients’ own cells, moving a step closer to being able to produce all types of blood cells to treat disease....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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First synthetic retina created

May 31, 2017
News
A soft tissue retinal implant has been created by a researcher at Oxford University, raising hopes for a wider range of future treatments for visually impaired people.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology
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Pac-Man like CRISPR enzymes discovered

May 9, 2017
News
New CRISPR enzymes have been found that could be used as sensitive detectors for infectious viruses.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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New non-animal toxicity test

May 9, 2017
News
Researchers in Sweden have developed a method to reduce the need for animals in toxicological testing.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Inside the head of a manipulator

May 9, 2017
Insight
Parasitism is well known, but what happens when the parasite becomes the parasitised? Dr Kelly Weinersmith explains her work with Dr Scott Egan on the oddity of hypermanipulation
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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What came first, the sponge or the comb jelly?

May 4, 2017
News
Scientists have reignited a zoology debate by claiming the earliest branch of the animal family tree was not sponges but instead marine invertebrates called comb jellies.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Marine Biology
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Human brain

May 2, 2017
Insight
This spectacular image of the human brain has been made with a combination of hand drawing, neuroscientific data, algorithmic simulation of neural circuitry, photolithography, strategic lighting design, and gilding.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Astrocytes’ effect on internal clock discovered

April 25, 2017
News
Astrocytes, the star shaped cells that surround neurons, have been found to influence the body’s internal clock more than previously thought.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Neuroscience
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