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CRISPR edit linked with increased mortality risk

June 5, 2019
News
The genetic mutation made last year by a Chinese scientist using the CRISPR technique has been associated with an increased risk of death by more than a fifth.
Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Genetics
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Blooming marvellous

May 31, 2019
Feature
Aquaculture, cosmetics and even a unique superfood… microalgae are proving to be a rising star for synthetic biologists. Andrew Spicer takes us through the benefits of their biochemical and metabolic...
Life Sciences
Biology, In Depth, Microbiology
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Korea claims advance on 3D-printed corneas

May 29, 2019
News
A research team in South Korea have used a 3D printer to improve the transparency of artificial corneas.
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering
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The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
Feature
Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human health. No surprise really, we are as much microbe as we are human. What is...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Brexit bomb

May 15, 2019
Insight
In the shifting sands of Brexit, there are some things of which we can be sure. And one of them feels to me worryingly like the first real casualty for...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Drug Discovery, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Forensics, Geology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Physics
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Human microbiome

May 15, 2019
Insight
There is so much to be discovered about the human microbiome, but what we do know is pretty amazing...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis
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Climate change boosts banana disease

May 10, 2019
News
Climate change has been found to raise the risk of a fungal disease in banana crops. The University of Exeter found that higher temperatures and an increase in atmospheric moisture...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Microbiology
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Flea bacteria

May 9, 2019
Insight
This digitally colourised scanning electron microscopic image depicts a number of yellow _Yersinia pestis_bacteria.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Making a value judgement

May 7, 2019
Feature
Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push the boundaries of what we do with biology, we need to ask...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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A very fertile mind

May 3, 2019
Insight
Professor Simon Fishel worked with the team that created the first IVF baby in 1978 and with Nobel Prize winner Professor Sir Robert Edwards. His new book offers a glimpse...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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