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Confidence comes as standard

February 21, 2018
As the era of proteomics becomes firmly established, reliable analytical standards are vital – but lacking. A team from Munich has set about changing this by creating the most comprehensive...

Time to go at full charge?

February 19, 2018
Li-ion batteries rule the world of mobile devices, however, they are far from perfect. To fully understand how to achieve higher capacity and longer lasting life needs nothing less than...

Systems biology goes public

February 15, 2018
A personalised approach to medicine based on systems biology can only happen if there is a huge change in the way we democratize data. Data silos have to be a...

Why robotics needs a radical reboot

February 12, 2018
Intelligent robots that operate convincingly within the dynamic chaos of the real world are far from being a reality. For artificial systems to behave anything like living systems we need...

T’is the season to be queasy

February 7, 2018
As the flu season continues to wreak havoc – with so-called ‘Aussie flu’ on the rampage _– we get to the science behind the headlines Influenza is a complicated and therefore...

Turning back the evolutionary clock

January 18, 2018
A glance back in evolutionary time, cancer diagnostics and a deep understanding of our connection to our mammalian ancestors… when a diverse group of biologists met over Skype, their interest...

Time for antimicrobial action stations

January 17, 2018
When it comes to antimicrobial resistance the time for talk is over says Dr Peter Jackson, what we need now is decisive action. Here he discusses how we can deal...

Pathology’s new frontier

January 15, 2018
The recent Life Science Sector Deal placed a strong emphasis on digital pathology… but does AI really have a role here, and will the government’s hope for a successful partnership...

Best of both worlds

January 11, 2018
As we spew increasingly varied chemicals into the environment, the ability to detect contaminants in water is becoming a task more vital than ever. But, as we move towards systems...

Understanding the biochemical arms race

January 10, 2018
In the ongoing war between mammalian cells and their bacterial invaders, an incredibly powerful mechanism has evolved to give the hosts the upper hand. Yet, with some deft biochemical trickery,...

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