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Cell shape influences antibiotic resistance

February 3, 2021
News
A broad, curvy shape has a lower surface-to-volume ratio and is less susceptible to surface invasion. So, being wide and curvatious helps bacteria survive antibiotics, continue to grow, and adapt...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Virology
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Bright future for multitasking CRISPR as it tackles complex diseases and COVID

January 29, 2021
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In these pseudo-dystopian days of unprecedented pandemic. white-coated men and women in labs all over the world are the shock troops in a relentless campaign against the unseen enemy. Here...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Antiviral coating kills viruses and bacteria for product lifetime

January 26, 2021
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Can you imagine a world where you wouldn't have to worry about disease transmission from surfaces such as door handles, keyboards, bank notes, and even doctor's gowns and facemasks? Matt...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Covid-19, Engineering, Health, Immunology, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Virology
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Why cells don’t get stuck – generalised cell migration and motility modelled mathematically

January 22, 2021
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Cell movement has now been mathematically modelled by an interdisciplinary team of theoretical and experimental physicists. Understanding this fundamental process will allow scientists to predict cell behaviours and improve targeted...
Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology
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Laser-triggered chemical adhesion for tissue engineering of replacement organs

January 19, 2021
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Laser-triggered chemical adhesion used to build proteins onto biological polymer scaffolding to bring artificial but functional, laboratory-grown replacement organs one step closer to a reality. Researchers have found lasers and...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Health, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Physiology
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Uncovering the magic of metallographic Turing pattern formation

January 19, 2021
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While we have become used to seeing stripes and spots in nature, it still seems amazing to see similarily distinct 'Turing patterns' form on non-biological surfaces. Now, an international research...
Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Solid State Physics
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How to grow your own smart materials with live fermentation cultures

January 12, 2021
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Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Imagine being able to cultivate your grow your own smart biomaterials at home using...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials, Materials Science, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry
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Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

January 6, 2021
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A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three times more targeted drug across the previously difficult-to-breach healthy blood brain barrier. This shows promise...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Engineering, Health, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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To improve reproducibility; look first to pipetting

January 4, 2021
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With years of experience and expertise with pipettes, Gustavo Chavarria outlines pipetting factors and practices that lead to success and reproducibility in the lab…
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Forensics, Interviews, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Streamlining critical workflows

January 4, 2021
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Research technician, Yvette Hoade, explains how electronic pipettes and pipetting robots help speed up her workflow when investigating mutations associated with different blood diseases that can lead to leukaemia.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Haematology, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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