January 17, 2022

Researchers have been studying how the body’s mucus layer encourages the optimal balance of microbes to colonise and flourish. The discovery of strains of bacteria in the gut microbiome that...

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology

January 13, 2022

From one of the UK's leading veterinary diagnostic laboratories specialising in an array of exotic animals, Mary Pinborough discusses the joys and pitfalls of working with exotic animals and how...

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January 12, 2022

Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide, affecting around 57 million people worldwide in 2019. Due to population growth, ageing and lifestyle factors, the number of adults living...

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January 10, 2022

Picodroplet microfluidics is used to isolate single cells for high-throughput single cell analysis. Olivia Hughes discusses novel multifunctional and biocompatible surfactants needed to create these miniature protective environments in which...

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January 10, 2022

DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...

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January 6, 2022

Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...

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January 3, 2022

Accounting for pandemic drivers and a general acceptance that a return to pre-pandemic business habits is unnecessary, data experts Jim Reilly and Rik Van Mol predict how the life science...

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December 22, 2021

Pandemic modelling data can be gathered through mass testing by monitoring viral RNA levels in wastewater. Dr Han Wei explains how sewer sample surveillance could potentially offer an early warning...

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December 15, 2021

From testing and drug discovery to vaccine rollout, collaboration and open innovation have been vital in accelerating scientific progress over the past year, but Dr Kath Mackay considers how AI...

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December 14, 2021

As part of a collaborative group of six British expert scientists, Catherine Noakes will join Jonathan Van-Tam and his team for the 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lectures which will be...

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