Articles tagged with "Biology"

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Finding the next generation of cancer therapy

November 28, 2018
Having been awarded a grant from The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 – Carlos Julià is determined to reduce the cost of next generation cancer therapies by using...

Split the difference

November 22, 2018
Our brains can integrate left and right functions... so why can't our society do the same?

Influenza epidemic

November 12, 2018
We are overdue an influenza epidemic and the hunt is on for a universal flue vaccine. Here we look at some sickness stats...

Understanding battleground earth

November 8, 2018
Falk Hildebrand takes through the first global study of the soil microbiome. This incredible international effort uncovered worrying human impact, antibiotic production and one hell of a microbial battle. You’ll...

The new ice age

October 22, 2018
Cryo-storage is a multibillion-dollar industry, but surprisingly we are not very good at it. Here, Alice Fayter and Matthew Gibson talk extremophiles, ice and a new generation of biological cold...

Microfluidic devices

October 12, 2018
Organ on a chip technology is a new approach designed to created miniaturised physiological systems suitable for drug discovery – it relies on microfluidics. Here are some stats...

The chips are down

October 9, 2018
Is it really possible to recreate a human on a chip? That is the ultimate aim of organ on a chip technology and we are getting closer. Here we explore...

An evolutionary perspective on laziness

September 28, 2018
The Science Lite team discover the ultimate excuse for laziness...You’ll forgive the whiff of smugness this month from the Science lite desk. Above and beyond our regular vainglorious airs that...

Brain surface

September 21, 2018
This amazing image shows the brain surface of a patient suffering with epilepsy.

A biomimetics boom

September 6, 2018
Biomimetics is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving human problems. Here are some stats reminding us that nature has been an...

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