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Fast food

February 7, 2019
Feature
Speed breeding isn't a new concept but it could be crucial to ramping up food production in Europe in the light of recent rulings on gene editing… Regardless of where...
Earth & Environmental
Food & Bev, Food and Drink, In Depth, Policy
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Applications that make the cut

February 1, 2019
Feature
There’s been a lot of news and hype about CRISPR, but what can it actually do?  Dr Bahri Karacay take us through the hopes and limitations of the technique...  ...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy
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The necrosome and the killer zombie proteins

January 28, 2019
Feature
As cell biologists gets to grips with the relatively recent discovery of non-apoptotic programmed cell death and the fact that its dysfunction can lead to disease, Dr Emma Petrie takes...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Liquid gold

January 21, 2019
Feature
Seventy years ago, a research paper published in France went almost unnoticed, but its findings led to a £250 billion global market in cancer testing. Dermot Martin brings us up...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A very complex disturbance

January 14, 2019
Feature
Given what we know about how impactful humans have been on the environment, the idea that we actually influence natural selection doesn’t seem controversial. But the truth could well be...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Looking to the regions

January 7, 2019
Feature
The story of sci-tech companies in the north over the last 20 years has been one of incredible success – so in a post-brexit world, says Dr Chris Doherty, we...
Uncategorised
In Depth
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Beating the diamond-standard

January 4, 2019
Feature
Forget diamond – when considering super-hard materials, says Metin Örnek, the search for an alternative is on…  How hard is super-hard? With advances in material science and engineering, comes the possibility...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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It’s a dog’s life

December 17, 2018
Feature
Professor Bryan Sykes has written an absolutely cracking book on the genetic history of Man's best friend. But can the story of the domestication of dogs really be linked to...
Uncategorised
In Depth
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Stepping over boundary lines

December 14, 2018
Feature
Boundaries traditionally applied to science are holding us back when it comes to solving big problems… we should embrace interdisciplinary approaches says Dr Megan Wheeler...Anti-microbial resistance. Climate change. Food insecurity....
Uncategorised
In Depth
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Two beams are better than one

December 10, 2018
Feature
As neutron crystallography advances it is becoming a powerful scientific tool, but will it replace its well-known X-ray cousin? Not so say Matthew Blakeley and Derek Logan – rather, they...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Physics
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