Articles tagged with "Developmental Biology"

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Innovation roadmap to improve smartphone apps for point-of-care diagnosis and treatment guidance

April 19, 2021
A new review paper looks at advanced research in smartphone-based imaging systems for healthcare. The researchers focused on understanding the core functionality necessary for biomedical imaging and the most effective...

Articulating the earliest true opposed thumb in Earth’s history; Monkeydactyl

April 13, 2021
The application of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanning has enabled digital modelling and articulation of a fossil that has provided the evidence needed to record the first discovery of a pterosaur...

Advancing our understanding of life’s design rules: seven genes tame simple synthetic cell division

April 6, 2021
Recent results in cellular engineering bring us one step closer to understanding the fundamental design rules that govern life. Building on the construction of the first synthetic cell in 2010,...

Meta analysis confirms comorbidity increases risk for COVID patients

March 31, 2021
New research shows how comorbidities increase risks for COVID patients following a review of more than fifty studies involving over 100,000 patients. Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal...

Ensuring quality through accreditation in our Lighthouse Labs: IBMS response to BBC Panorama

March 31, 2021
Following the BBC Panorama’s undercover investigation into a COVID-19 lighthouse laboratory, the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) reiterates the need for more HCPC registered staff and UKAS accreditation in these...

Positive ‘tipping points’ offer hope for climate

March 22, 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil positive 'tipping points' that could spark cascading changes that accelerate action on climate change. A tipping...

Machine learning plus vital signs provides objective patient pain levels

March 18, 2021
Describing pain from zero to ten is currently as good as it gets on the hospital floor when it comes to understanding a patient's pain levels and is very subjective....

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