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AMS shows modern humans and Neanderthals overlapped

December 11, 2014
News
Strong evidence that Neanderthals overlapped with modern humans for up to 5,400 years has been revealed using an improved accelerator mass spectrometry technique.Researchers from the University of Oxford dated over...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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A fault with the origin of life

December 10, 2014
News
New research has shown that deep-reaching interconnected fault systems provide the right conditions for the origin of life.The fluid mixture in the system, consisting of water, carbon dioxide and other...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Fighting the doping cheats

December 3, 2014
Feature
Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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How do I smell? Much the same as you see

December 2, 2014
Feature
As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Early detection of liver disease ‘non-existent’

November 28, 2014
News
Leading medical experts have warned that early detection of liver disease by GPs in the UK is “virtually non-existent”.A group of doctors and researchers have published a report in The...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology
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Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

November 28, 2014
News
Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survival of cancer stem cells. Draining their fuel could form the basis of new ways of treating...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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New sensor for MRI and fluorescent imaging

November 26, 2014
News
Nanoparticles capable of simultaneously performing fluorescent and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in living animals have been developed by chemists at MIT. These particles could track specific molecules produced in the...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Divide and conquer protein revealed

November 25, 2014
News
The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been revealed, and could help identify new antibiotic targets. Commonly-used antibiotics target the cell wall –...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery

November 25, 2014
Feature
Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Mary Rose dog male, not female

November 20, 2014
News
The smallest member of the crew on board the Mary Rose – a dog named Hatch – was a he and not a she as previously believed. Hatch was discovered...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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