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The fruit of our robotic labours

October 4, 2016
Robotics is not a new technology – so what has got scientists so excited recently about this scientific field? Fruit…that’s right, Agri-Tech East is bringing together scientists with industry and...

Is this the death of formaldehyde?

September 27, 2016
Formaldehyde is a common lab chemical. Widely known for its use in embalming, it is also used as a disinfectant in laboratories – however, recent EU legislation suggests we need...

New map, new thinking

September 22, 2016
Dr Emma Robinson tells us how comparing brain function not cortical folding patterns led to a revolutionary new brain map and why this has revealed a startling truth about neural...

The galaxies that just stopped

September 18, 2016
Stars have been forming in galaxies in for billions of years. New research has however uncovered an unusual form of galaxy – one that doesn’t create stars, but instead prevents...

Patent pending?

September 15, 2016
When is a health treatment really new? When is a medical treatment really an invention? Patent attorney Isobel Finnie explores how diagnostic definitions vary between the European and American jurisdictions...

Opening up drug discovery

September 12, 2016
Collaboration is vital in modern drug discovery – but how to be transparent yet retain competitiveness? And more importantly, how can the academic-industrial relationship be maintained with integrity? Professor Jackie...

Catch them if you can

September 12, 2016
When it comes to the performance of your fluorescence microscopy system, every photon is sacred – but how to catch as many as you can? Dr Martin Thomas has some...

Ethics of genetics: More than just designer babies

September 6, 2016
Work around the human genome and advances in the accessibility and analysis of data, creates huge opportunities for early healthcare interventions. But the advent of genomic information and evolving technology...

Keeping research pure

August 31, 2016
The antibody market is a huge worldwide industry, but how do scientists know that what they are ordering is of the best possible quality? Dr Giancarlo Barone explains the current...

Are biosimilars coming of age?

August 25, 2016
Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies have become a mainstay of modern medicine, but are unaffordable for patients in many parts of the world. Biosimilars expert Dr Brian Wendelburg discusses how successful...

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