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Fruit compound may have potential to prevent and treat Parkinson’s disease

August 2, 2021
News
Researchers have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in herbs, and berries and other fruits, prevents and reverses brain damage linked to Parkinson's disease in mouse studies....
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Are all mammals just copy cats? Felines to play a key role in human genetics

July 30, 2021
News
The feline genome is ordered similarly to humans according to one veterinary medicine expert. So, cats have the potential to be a valuable model organism for geneticists to help understand...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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The mind-boggling complexity of scientific waste

July 30, 2021
Insight
Why is scientific waste disposal complicated? Dr Matthew Partridge muses on that gap in student and researcher health and safety training, investigates documentation, and considers how we all might remember...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy
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Gene variant discovery could help treat Alzheimer’s and other degenerative brain disorders

July 29, 2021
News
New research suggests early changes in brain metabolism may explain the neurodegeneration suffered by Alzheimer's patients. Discovery of a special gene variant, that causes astrocytes of the brain and exhausts...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Proteomics & Genomics
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Shipping biologicals – the journey of human tissue samples

July 29, 2021
Feature
Medical research relies on routine and specialist biological samples which must be handled with great care. Here, Fiona MacKenzie takes us behind the scenes with a clinical services team to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Virology, Zoology
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The journey to net zero carbon science

July 26, 2021
Insight
With a 2050 deadline for all buildings in the UK to be operationally net zero carbon, Tim Fry discusses the challenges faced by energy intensive building owners and occupiers and...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Physics, Policy
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Making polymers perform – a research and technical transfer story

July 23, 2021
Feature
How do you set up and grow a new science-based technology company? Here, we uncover how Dr Don Wellings developed his passion for particles into a successful manufacturing company with...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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One drug to treat them all: towards a ‘master’ coronavirus treatment

July 22, 2021
News
Researchers seek and find that precious drug-binding pocket that is so essential to the coronavirus protein function that it cannot be mutated, and therefore remains accessible across all strains. Using...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Making a clean break from plastics

July 16, 2021
Feature
Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials
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Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds

July 16, 2021
Insight
Following up on the wonderful photo story, 'Botanical biodiversity banked', published on our website last November in celebration of MSB's 20th anniversary, we decided to ask Dr Chris Cockel what...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Interviews, Microbiology
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