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Biology gets the blues

May 12, 2015
Feature
The UK has an enviable legacy when it comes to biological research…but do we take it for granted?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The power of partnership takes on HIV

April 28, 2015
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Having already made notable contributions to our understanding of how HIV works, Professor Andrew Lever talks about how his team’s most recent research is being driven forward through open collaboration...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The big squeeze

March 3, 2015
Feature
The physical properties of proteins, so vital for cellular function, are intimately linked to the cellular environment – a very crowded place indeed. But has this relationship been neglected in...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The wonder stuff – How peptide hydrogels could change the face of biomedicine

January 20, 2015
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With a list of characteristics and applications long enough to make most bioengineers take notice, ultrashort peptide hydrogels are fast becoming the toast of biomedicine. Here, a team from Institute...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A new lease of life

January 13, 2015
Feature
When a large scientific company decides to leave a manufacturing or R&D plant, what happens to the state-of-the-art facilities which only these big companies can afford?
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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The all seeing AI

January 6, 2015
Feature
Stephen Hawking and other high profile scientists have recently issuing stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by advanced artificial intelligence. But aside from being a source of existential...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A meeting of microscopic strengths

December 24, 2014
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Integrated correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) offers the possibility to study the same area on a sample using both fluorescence and electron microscopy. One of the challenges associated with...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Fighting the doping cheats

December 3, 2014
Feature
Daniel Leigh explores the evolution of mass spectrometric approaches in sports drug testing At the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the biathlete Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle tested positive for the stimulant...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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How do I smell? Much the same as you see

December 2, 2014
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As the International Year of Crystallography approaches its end, Dr David von Stetten explains how unique protein analysis has helped us understand the common mechanisms in our senses Every day...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Stand and deliver – effective antisense delivery

November 25, 2014
Feature
Before we can fully take advantage of antisense therapeutics, we first need to effectively deliver the RNAi agent to its target. When it comes to oligonucleotides, says Dr Catherine McKeen,...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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