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Transforming cells to transform lives

July 19, 2016
Feature
A company in Scotland has devised a novel way to treat type 1 diabetes – producing lab grown islets of Langerhans for transplantation. But how does this work and what...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Who’s your daddy?

July 8, 2016
Insight
AlphaBioLabs provide DNA paternity, drug and alcohol testing services and are the only lab used by The Jeremy Kyle Show for paternity tests. This year they are due to receive...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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The beauty of the beast

July 5, 2016
Feature
The enigmatic Tully Monster has become something of a palaeontological icon, yet there is much to learn about this mysterious beast. Here Thomas Clements takes us along for the ride...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Old dog, new tricks

June 21, 2016
Feature
Have we overlooked some incredible pharmacological properties of aspirin? Martyna Petrulyte takes a look at the growing body of evidence and wonders if patients will soon be able to ask:...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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From the front line

May 19, 2016
Feature
We hear from Professor Daouda Ndiaye – a Senegalese researcher taking on malaria – about a new test promising to save lives by being faster, more accurate and easier to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Did the dinosaurs suffer with malaria?

May 16, 2016
Insight
A new analysis of the prehistoric origin of malaria suggests that it evolved in insects at least 100 million years ago, and the first vertebrate hosts of this disease were...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Come on feel the noise

April 18, 2016
Insight
Dr Adele Murrell fills us in on a new approach to making sense of "junk" DNA and RNA "noise" to fight cancer.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews
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The pace and pattern of being

April 8, 2016
Feature
Maturation in mammals varies widely, but the exact reasons why are still unclear. A new method of monitoring growth may provide the answer.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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What to do with a problem like Zika?

April 6, 2016
Feature
The current Zika outbreak first began in Brazil in April 2015. It has been strongly linked to newborn microcephaly and also Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A personal interpretation

March 25, 2016
Feature
There is a clear move away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to medicine and instead a new personalised medicine strategy is becoming more important. Mike Furness explains more...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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