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A CRISPECTOR calls with fresh insight to gene editing errors

July 5, 2021
Feature
An Israeli research team claims new software can detect unintended consequences of gene editing. Here, Dermot Martin unpacks the research that applies statistical modelling to determine and quantify editing activity....
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Proteomics & Genomics
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Electron microscopy just became a thousand times more efficient

June 3, 2021
News
Imaging a million samples a second to make electron microscopy a thousand times more efficient, the new 'Ruska' microscope will be able to see proteins fold and capture drug molecules...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Environment, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Particle Physics, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology
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Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race

June 1, 2021
News
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to give human medicine the edge, in part by revealing bacterial weaknesses and potentially by...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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Commercial quanta image sensors – a new era in solid-state imaging

May 27, 2021
News
Solid-state technology capable of imaging individual photons of light to enable full-speed photon counting at room temperature is now accessible commercially. The CMOS-based QIS devices use patented sensor architecture and...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, Food & Bev, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Particle Physics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics
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3D-printed hydrogels with improved tunable properties

May 14, 2021
News
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...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Health, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology
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COVID-19: Testing times for laboratories

May 7, 2021
Insight
Following what may have felt like a slow uptake of voluntary third-party laboratory testing support during the fight against the COVID-29 pandemic, Lorraine Turner explains how UKAS has fast tracked...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology
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Trust-based not-for-profit biobank platform will offer left-over biosamples to biotech and Pharma researchers

April 28, 2021
News
Left-over clinical material like blood samples and excised tissue may be medical waste, but it can also be research treasure. This material is needed by researchers for the development of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Some like it hot – our May/June issue cover story on thermophiles as biotechnological targets

April 28, 2021
Feature
Thermophiles are fascinating microorganisms that include fungi, algae, cyanobacteria, and protozoa. Tom Graham discusses how to measure thermophilic microbial growth as a step towards understanding these fascinating and potentially highly...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, In Depth, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology
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Pre-programmed degradation makes ‘biodegradable’ plastics truly compostable

April 22, 2021
News
By embedding polymer-eating enzymes in plastic, researchers have found a way to make previously tricky polyester plastics break down more easily, with just heat and water, within a few weeks....
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Delving deeper into AI and blockchain for healthcare and life sciences

April 16, 2021
Insight
We are all becoming used to hearing about AI and blockchain, two technology trends that go hand in hand – the brains and the brawn, the automation specialist and its...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Policy
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