May 10, 2020

Why are so many drugs derived from natural sources on the market to treat human disease? Venom-master Steve Trim explains how evolution can give us a Pharmaceutical short-cut.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology

May 5, 2020

Analysis work from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research provides evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has not mutated into different types.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

May 5, 2020

The Infection Biology Unit of the German Primate Center (DPZ) - Leibniz Institute for Primate Research has now shown that the activation sequence for entry of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)...

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology

May 3, 2020

Scientists at the University of Konstanz have used infrared spectroscopy to visualise the biochemical processes that take place at DNA strand breaks involving PARP1. These observations could provide important insight...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical

May 3, 2020

A new USC study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body's immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help a patient avoid severe symptoms. Research, published online in the...

Biology, Covid-19, Health, Medical/Health, Virology

April 30, 2020

At the time of writing, more than 1.3M people have been infected and more than 72,600 deaths have been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus. We caught up with...

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Covid-19, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Medical/Health

April 29, 2020

A revolutionary new medical device that can predict coronary artery disease – the number one cause of death globally - has been developed by a UK health-tech firm in a...

Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health

April 26, 2020

A new approach that targets problematic molecular pathway to prevent preterm labour and birth has been identified by research from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Medical/Health

April 23, 2020

A multi-national team from at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centre and Case Comprehensive Cancer Centre have identified the binding site for targeted cancer suppression.

Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology

April 9, 2020

Single use plastics are a staple in the lab – but they are also are part of the plastics pollution problem. Here Bill Walford talks to Jeremy Carter about his...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Atmospheric Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Forensics, Geology, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Policy