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Beyond the code

July 22, 2019
Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more reductive understanding of health and disease? Professor John S Torday thinks the...

A real growing concern

July 5, 2019
Injuries to the spinal cord have always been associated with little or no hope of regaining lost functions once the trauma has occurred. But, says Dr Jerry Silver, there are...

Making CAR-T affordable and accessible

June 27, 2019
To fulfil the live saving potential offered by CAR-T therapies to blood cancer patients, the next step is to ensure the technology is not restricted to a small subset of...

The master manipulator

June 23, 2019
Disrupting cellular communications, altering blood vessels and hijacking the immune system – metastasis is one of the biggest challenges when tackling cancer. Could an understanding of how cancer cells manipulate...

A sub-atomic solution

June 7, 2019
Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming a major focus for an ageing population. Here we learn how neutrons are helping us understand the misfolded proteins thought to underlie many of these conditions.

Blooming marvellous

May 31, 2019
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...

The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
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...

Making a value judgement

May 7, 2019
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...

One at a time

April 29, 2019
Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is getting easier says Dr Joanna Andrecka, and it could turn drug discovery on its...

An edit for good?

April 9, 2019
Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling...

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