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The great reproducibility problem

August 22, 2017
If we can’t reproduce findings – then it isn’t science anymore. This is why the reproducibility problem in biomedical science is such a key issue – and we are all...

Blue banded bee

August 21, 2017
The following image of a blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) preparing to sip nectar from the nearby flowers.

When we were asked for zombie eyes…

July 4, 2017
Zombies can be recreated easily enough for the big screen with special effects and cosmetics. So what role, if any, does the humble autoclave play in this? Ashley Rogers from...

Collaborate to accumulate

July 3, 2017
Pharmaceutical research and development has historically been shrouded in mystery, a secretive activity conducted behind closed doors to protect commercial advantage. But, as big data continues to transform the industry...

Programmed cell death

July 1, 2017
This stunning image is a composite of six Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) topography of SW480 colon cancer cells.

A radical solution

June 27, 2017
Understanding reactive oxygen species is vital for tackling many diseases – but you need to catch them first. Here Dr Kalina Ranguelova talks us through this challenge and a possible...

Putting the biology into politics

June 9, 2017
As the world gets used to the new political landscape – how much of the recent upset came down to biology?

Do antibodies have to be hit and miss?

June 8, 2017
From geneticist to frontline warrior in the antibody validation crisis – Dr Giancarlo Barone tells us how he is winning over the huge worldwide industry of antibody producers as he...

Inside the head of a manipulator

May 9, 2017
Parasitism is well known, but what happens when the parasite becomes the parasitised? Dr Kelly Weinersmith explains her work with Dr Scott Egan on the oddity of hypermanipulation

Human brain

May 2, 2017
This spectacular image of the human brain has been made with a combination of hand drawing, neuroscientific data, algorithmic simulation of neural circuitry, photolithography, strategic lighting design, and gilding.

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