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Bacterium ‘taught’ to photosynthesise

January 20, 2016
Researchers have managed to induce a bacterium to perform photosynthesis.

Swimming out from an evolutionary shadow

January 14, 2016
We hear how the humble turtle has been problematic to classify correctly in an evolutionary context, and how hard work and a spot of luck has changed this…

Antibiotic resistance could hold key for treating amyloid diseases

January 14, 2016
Researchers have discovered a method of using antibiotic resistance to find chemicals that stop amyloids – misfolded proteins - forming.

Humans evolved to sleep more efficiently

January 13, 2016
Humans sleep more efficiently than our closest relatives, according to research by scientists.

Antimicrobial resistance – a disaster in the making?

January 8, 2016
After the emergence of yet another antibiotic resistance mechanism in the form of MCR-1, the future of medicine looks bleak. But there is hope says Gunnar Kahlmeter.

Antidepressants show effect on lifespan

January 6, 2016
Scientists have begun to understand more about the effects of ageing through experiments on the lifespan of roundworms using antidepressants.

Umbilical stem cells help retinal neurons grow

January 4, 2016
Cells found in human umbilical cord tissue could be used in future treatment of degenerative eye diseases.

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

December 23, 2015
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.

Climbing to the cloud

December 18, 2015
Bioinformatics needs to change says Dr Thomas Connor and for that to happen we need to look to the cloud. Here he tells us about CLIMB – the world’s largest...

A fascinating act of cellular cannibalism

December 17, 2015
After a century of observing strange acts of cellular cannibalism, Jo Durgan and Oliver Florey tell us how close we are to understanding entosis, and what it may mean for...

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