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New candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer

July 13, 2020
Cyanobacteria hardly need any nutrients and use the energy of sunlight. Bathers are familiar with these microorganisms - often incorrectly called "blue-green algae" - as they often occur in waters....

How the sparrow changed its tune

July 9, 2020
Most bird species are slow to change their tune, preferring to stick with tried-and-true songs to defend territories and attract females. Now, with the help of citizen scientists, researchers have...

More gain, less pain with liquid biopsies

June 26, 2020
Following on from a previous article; Liquid Gold, published on 21 January 2019, Dermot Martin revisits the topic of liquid biopsies in the post pandemic era in the light of...

UK Gov invests £400 million in innovation

June 26, 2020
Seven major research and innovation projects across the UK have today (Friday 26 June) received over £400 million in government and industry funding. Businesses and universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast,...

Dose controlled drug delivery via 3D printed electromagnetic capsule

June 9, 2020
Doctors could soon be administering an entire course of treatment for life-threatening conditions with a 3D printed capsule controlled by magnetic fields thanks to advances made by University of Sussex...

GSK partners CRISPR discoverer to develop rapid COVID-19 test

June 4, 2020
Gene editor turns gene detective: Dermot Martin investigates a successful COVID-19 test development collaboration... A California-based company created to develop CRISPR gene editing technology, is collaborating with the UK's GlaxoSmithKline...

New MIT protein production protocol will speed up drug delivery

June 1, 2020
MIT chemists have developed a protocol to rapidly produce protein chains up to 164 amino acids long. The flow-based technology could speed up drug development and allow scientists to design...

Photoactivated enzymatic oxygen transfer

May 27, 2020
Researchers at the Universities of Münster (Germany) and Pavia (Italy) have now identified an enzyme which becomes catalytically active when exposed to blue light and which immediately triggers a reaction...

Targeted prevention of preterm labour

April 26, 2020
A new approach that targets problematic molecular pathway to prevent preterm labour and birth has been identified by research from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.

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