Articles tagged with "Biological Sciences"

Sort by

‘Breadcrumb trail’ helps melanoma spread

October 20, 2014
Just like Hansel and Gretel followed the trail of breadcrumbs to the witch’s house, melanoma cells follow the trail of a naturally-occurring molecule allowing it to metastasise in the body....

Parkinson’s gut origin given boost

October 17, 2014
A disputed hypothesis which pinpoints the gut as the origin of Parkinson’s disease has gained support thanks to new research from Lund University. In 2003, German neuropathologist Professor Heiko Braak...

New type of stem cell discovered

October 17, 2014
The naïve-like stem cell – a type so elusive it was thought not to exist – has been found by scientists from Bath and Berlin in what they have termed...

Lipid membrane ink gives nanometre resolution

October 16, 2014
Lipid membranes have been used as a biological ‘ink’ to draw in the nanometre region in a new technique developed by Leeds researchers. Resolution as low as six nanometres was...

‘Perfect storm’ led to spread of HIV

October 14, 2014
A ‘perfect storm’ led to the global spread of the HIV pandemic, which has its roots in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suggests new research....

Implants linked to new sub-type of lymphoma

October 13, 2014
Silicon-coated breast implants could be responsible for a new subtype of a rare but malignant lymphoma suggests research from Vienna. Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin...

Six faces of Streptococcus

October 10, 2014
Like the faces of a die, Streptococcus pneumonia has six unique states it can switch to making it a leading cause of serious illness across the globe. A genetic switch...

BCRA2 involved in DNA repair

October 9, 2014
New images have revealed how BRCA2 works to repair damaged DNA. The protein was known to be involved in DNA repair, but its shape and mechanism have remained elusive. Electron...

Nobel round-up

October 8, 2014
In case you missed them, here is Laboratory News’ round-up of who won what in this year’s Nobel Prize announcements. Each prize is worth 8 million SEK (£0.7 million), and...

Brain’s inner GPS wins Nobel Prize

October 6, 2014
The inner GPS of the brain, which makes it possible for us to orient ourselves in space has won John O’Keefe, and husband and wife team May-Britt and Edvard Moser...

Pin It on Pinterest