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The super-organism behind Nature’s skyscraper

August 11, 2016
Feature
Notions of the ‘super-organism’ need to be invoked to truly understand the intelligence behind Nature’s skyscraper – the termite mound. Hunter King discusses the hive-mind behind these incredible structures and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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X-ray vision

August 9, 2016
Feature
Bees navigate by sensing the polarisation of light. We now know that some rainforest-dwelling bees can measure polarisation much more accurately than previously assumed. Dr Andrew Bodey tells us how...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
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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
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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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Stem cell

July 1, 2016
Insight
A single human stem cell with a diameter of approximately 15 micrometres.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biotech, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Focal Point, Pharmaceutical
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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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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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