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Can immune cell-based therapies become mainstream in oncology?

May 20, 2021
Can gene editing technology help transition cell-based therapies to solid tumours? Here, Jonathan Frampton looks at the potential evolution of this currently costly approach into mainstream treatment of cancer patients...

Lab Babble – It’s all just personality testes

May 20, 2021
Go on... you know you want to because, as scientists, it’s a built-in imperative. Just by bringing it up, Russ Swan triggers the irrational need to take a personality test...

The first frost is the deepest – understanding the biochemical flowering brake in plants

May 17, 2021
The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it is a profound event in the life of plants, lifting the genetic brake on...

How to orchestrate your drug discovery journey

May 14, 2021
In this practical discussion, Dr Anis H Khimani looks at sustainable approaches to drug screening that leverage standardisation and validation as cornerstones in the selection of appropriate technology, methods, reagents...

Machine learning to predict demand

May 14, 2021
The impact of non-scientific demand forecasting can be significant for perishable consumables used by the modern laboratory. Here, Mark Balte, looks at three benefits you can achieve through the application...

How moths find their flame – genetics of mate attraction discovered

May 14, 2021
Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone. Results will provide a better understanding of why mating signals...

3D-printed hydrogels with improved tunable properties

May 14, 2021
The design of 3D-printable seaweed hydrogels that use multiple interpenetrating networks to enable enhanced mechanical properties offer new applications in biomedical materials, 3D printing, and soft robotics. New research reports...

Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit

May 14, 2021
A further species discovery confirms the abundance and diversity of giant marine lizards in the Cretaceous period. Eight metres long, with small eyes, huge jaws and snake-like tongues, Pluridens serpentis...

Replacing plastics in fibre-based packaging for full recycling

May 10, 2021
New research highlights biodigestible barrier polymers to replace plastics and non-repulpable laminating adhe­sives currently being used in fibre-based packaging. The commissioned study concludes that ‘recycle ready’ adhesives and fully soluble...

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