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COVID-19 testing will be standard for clinical trials
August 7, 2020
Clinical trial specialist, Bärbel Wilke expects corona testing for both virus and antibody detection to become standard for the recruitment and continued participation of patients in clinical trials. Catherine Featherston...
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Advantage flat angel shark
August 7, 2020
The general picture of a shark is that of a fast and large ocean predator. Some species, however, question this image - for example angel sharks. They have adapted to...
Computational model could help translate drugs from animal studies to human
August 5, 2020
About 50% of people who take the drug infliximab for inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease, end up becoming resistant or unresponsive to it. Scientists might be able to...
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
August 4, 2020
A University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels – a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft tissue in the...
Wales to gain equitable access to advanced therapies
July 29, 2020
Advanced Therapies Wales (ATW) programme has been established to harness the benefits from emerging and transformative therapies for the people of Wales and is pleased to announce its official launch...
UK vaccine capability enjoys a >£100M cash boost
July 24, 2020
The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to research and develop a COVID-19 vaccine and has provided £131 million funding to University of Oxford and Imperial College London...
Cryogenic electron microscopy freeze-frames SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
July 22, 2020
The rod-like spike proteins on the surface of SARS CoV-2 are the tip of the spear of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spikes bind to human cells via the ACE2 receptor...
Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought
July 16, 2020
Massive blocks of genes--inherited together 'plug and play' style--may play a larger role in evolutionary adaption than previously thought, according to new research in Nature. Biologists identified 37 of these...
Improving animal research: New ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines released
July 15, 2020
A previous version of the ARRIVE guidelines for the rigorous reporting of animal studies was published in 2010 by the UK-based science organisation, the NC3Rs. Now, ten years later, new...
Serving virtual reality Raspberry Pi to flies
July 15, 2020
The Raspberry Pi Virtual Reality system (PiVR) is a versatile tool for presenting virtual reality environments to small, freely moving animals (such as flies and fish larvae), according to a...
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