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Spending a penny to battle pandemics

March 11, 2019
Insight
As the seat-belt light stubbornly refuses to go out, and the three G&Ts sunk even before the pilot even levelled out begin to nip at the bladder, a visit to...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Chameleon embryo

March 5, 2019
Insight
This incredible image was awarded 'Honorable Mention status in the 2018 Nikon Small World competition.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Focal Point, Pharmaceutical
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The bigger the better

March 4, 2019
Feature
A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products came into effect in 2018, but what fundamental lessons can we learn from this...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, In Depth, Policy
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A word on Watson…

February 20, 2019
Insight
That a scientist who uncovered the very structure of the code of life should be called out on racism feels like a huge blow to the standing of biology. But...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Crop crisis

February 15, 2019
Insight
Regardless of where you stand on the ethics of GM food, one thing is undeniable – a recent decision by the European Court of Justice has made the job of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Comment And Analysis
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Reading the immune system

February 14, 2019
Insight
It is a combination of academia and industry which is helping Aleksandr Kovaltsuk read the logbook of the immune system…In the last three decades, scientists have developed various techniques to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Human neurons

February 6, 2019
Insight
This incredible image was awarded 'Image of Distinction' status in the 2018 Nikon Small World competition.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Focal Point
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Shooting down HIV hope

February 4, 2019
Insight
When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, all passengers and crew were killed – among them Dr Joep Lange who had dedicated his life to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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Applications that make the cut

February 1, 2019
Feature
There’s been a lot of news and hype about CRISPR, but what can it actually do?  Dr Bahri Karacay take us through the hopes and limitations of the technique...  ...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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The necrosome and the killer zombie proteins

January 28, 2019
Feature
As cell biologists gets to grips with the relatively recent discovery of non-apoptotic programmed cell death and the fact that its dysfunction can lead to disease, Dr Emma Petrie takes...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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