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Teachers outperform parents in the remote classroom
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As the UK embraces another national lockdown and parents brace themselves for a second round of hom…

Foundational science of the future
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Traditionally pharma has been focused on developing small molecules and chemicals. Here, David Ferr…

Inhouse genetic analysis
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Accurate COVID-19 test results in only five minutes
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Successful AI and ML framework for repurposing drug candidates
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Coronavirus vaccine: understanding trial results, roll-out and what happens next
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Coronavirus vaccines are being administered. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vacci…

How green is my chemistry?
Added: 8 Jan 2021
Following up on his recent podcast with Phil discussing extraction of botanicals for gin production…

COVID vaccine trial data peer review: Moderna-NIAID partnership
Added: 5 Jan 2021
A published peer review agrees data from the collaboration between Moderna and the National Institu…

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
Added: 6 Jan 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three time…

A sting in the tail... how venom is helping drug discovery in surprising ways with Steve Trim
Added: 17 Dec 2020
Drug discovery is a tough endeavour - but could nature offer a helping hand? I spoke to Steve Trim,…

Vital biodiversity collections face drop in specimen deposits
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Kansas researchers argue that expanded biodiversity infrastructure will be an essential front line …

Let the countdown commence with atomic accuracy
Added: 31 Dec 2020
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1... Happy New Year!
While the UK looks to Big Ben and the US…

Kinship is beneficial - even for anti-social squirrels
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Never rattle at your neighbours, killing them could endanger your health... if you're a red squirre…

Streamlining critical workflows
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Research technician, Yvette Hoade, explains how electronic pipettes and pipetting robots help speed…

To improve reproducibility; look first to pipetting
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With years of experience and expertise with pipettes, Gustavo Chavarria outlines pipetting factors …

Healthcare takes on psychedelics - an emerging market led by Europe
Added: 17 Dec 2020
More and more revolutionary mind-altering medicines and treatments based on active ingredients prev…

Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark
Added: 16 Dec 2020
New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and …

A tale of tusks... or a 'herd of treasure'?
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Not all shipwrecked treasure is gold and silver. One might think of a sunken herd, rather than a su…

RNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
Added: 22 Dec 2020
How does the cell know when to stop transcribing? What is the purpose of noncoding RNAs? Another wi…

Beware the prehistoric beast of Bristol; Thecodontosaurus' brain modelled
Added: 15 Dec 2020
The beautifully preserved braincase of Bristol's dog-sized dinausaur, Thecodontosaurus, was used to…