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A sub-atomic solution

June 7, 2019
Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming a major focus for an ageing population. Here we learn how neutrons are helping us understand the misfolded proteins thought to underlie many of these conditions.

Alternative periodic tables

June 4, 2019
In celebration of the International Year of the Periodic Table, we decided to tip our hat to some of the more unusual, obscure and overlooked periodic designs.

Blooming marvellous

May 31, 2019
Aquaculture, cosmetics and even a unique superfood… microalgae are proving to be a rising star for synthetic biologists. Andrew Spicer takes us through the benefits of their biochemical and metabolic...

Living the single life

May 27, 2019
Scientists are increasingly taking advantage of microfluidic technology for single cell applications to understand individual cells and their role in health and immunity. Here we look at latest advances in...

The secret microbiome

May 21, 2019
Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human health. No surprise really, we are as much microbe as we are human. What is...

Putting your finger on it

May 14, 2019
Nanoparticles could well be the future of fingermark detection. Not only do they promise sensitivity and selectivity, says Dr Sébastien Moret but they have also furthered our understanding of the...

Making a value judgement

May 7, 2019
Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push the boundaries of what we do with biology, we need to ask...

One at a time

April 29, 2019
Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is getting easier says Dr Joanna Andrecka, and it could turn drug discovery on its...

Running interference

April 23, 2019
Immuno-Oncology is considered a vital front in the battle against cancer, but will current approaches get us there? Dr Geert Cauwenbergh takes us through some pitfalls and tells us how...

Opening science or narrowing its base?

April 16, 2019
It may carry laudable ambition, but will Plan S damage science? From 2020, the scientific publishing plan could force you to pay-to-publish as well as threaten international collaborations and place...

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