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Disease Y – Prevention is cheaper than cure

February 26, 2021
At an estimated cost of $15 trillion, the financial impact of the current pandemic has rocked the global economy to its core and Dr Nigel Whittle believes there is an...

Ultra-high definition predictive brain tool to guide surgery in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

February 25, 2021
A third of epilepsy cases are drug resistant and removal of the area of the brain where seizures emerge is the only treatment option. Now, a new tool offering high...

Excellent standards drive commercial demand in bioproduction

February 22, 2021
Protein biochemist, Dr Bernd Gerhartz, tells the story of how he and his team established a new strategy, development workflow and QC process to provide consistent, high-quality bioactive proteins to...

4 ways technology is improving the healthcare supply chain

February 19, 2021
During the past year, the healthcare supply chain has been pushed to the limits. Shortages in supplies can impact both the patients in the hospitals, and the staff themselves. Emily...

Robotic system outSTRIPs all previous COVID testing systems

February 9, 2021
A live laboratory setup in the Netherlands demonstrates that five robots could accurately process and track 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests a day, relieving the burden on overloaded laboratory personnel and...

We can be Zero! Time for a strategic change to combat virus variants?

February 8, 2021
As we emerge from the devasting second wave of the virus, there is a growing feeling among some virologists that it is time for a strategic change in the current...

Cell shape influences antibiotic resistance

February 3, 2021
A broad, curvy shape has a lower surface-to-volume ratio and is less susceptible to surface invasion. So, being wide and curvatious helps bacteria survive antibiotics, continue to grow, and adapt...

Bright future for multitasking CRISPR as it tackles complex diseases and COVID

January 29, 2021
In these pseudo-dystopian days of unprecedented pandemic. white-coated men and women in labs all over the world are the shock troops in a relentless campaign against the unseen enemy. Here...

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