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Chemists use DNA to build the world’s tiniest antenna
Added: 14 Jan 2022
Inspired by the ‘Lego-like’ properties of DNA, with building blocks that are typically 20,000 times…
Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring
Added: 10 Jan 2022
DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two resear…
New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’
Added: 25 Nov 2021
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner …
Olympus Image of the Year Award 2021
Added: 4 Nov 2021
Olympus has just launched its third Image of the Year contest and is accepting entries. Each year, …
Potential new treatment for COVID-19 identified
Added: 1 Nov 2021
Researchers have identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2…
Scientists uncover a gene involved in sexual conflict in fruit flies
Added: 22 Oct 2021
Sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain which have be…
New mechanism that regulates the spread of breast cancer discovered
Added: 22 Oct 2021
A research group at the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered a completely new mechanism tha…
New potential factor contributing to severity of COVID-19 identified
Added: 27 Sep 2021
Researchers have found that the so-called 'do not eat me', virus-induced signal protein, CD47, may …
Fitness beats weight loss for obesity-related health conditions
Added: 22 Sep 2021
New research finds that increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to…
NHS takes steps to minimise impact of blood tube shortage
Added: 9 Sep 2021
The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has delivered a clarification statement regarding the sh…
UK launches national antibody surveillance programme
Added: 25 Aug 2021
For the first time, UK Health Security Agency to launch UK-wide antibody surveillance programme for…
One drug to treat them all: towards a 'master' coronavirus treatment
Added: 22 Jul 2021
Researchers seek and find that precious drug-binding pocket that is so essential to the coronavirus…
Demystifying plant biostimulants for selection based on crop growing goals
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plant biostimulants have now been categorised by into eight classes based on their modes of action.…
Real milk, real cheese - no cows required
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Will 'animal-free' AI driven processing replace 'plant-based' dairy products? An Israeli start-up i…
Tissue autografting turns pulp fiction into pulp reality
Added: 6 Jul 2021
One of the most challenging medical conditions is serious loss of tissue. Unlike certain animals, h…
Rapid sampling to support local communities in a time of great need
Added: 5 Jul 2021
When disaster strikes, even a team of environmental chemists simply doing what they do best but doi…
New dipping solution turns the whole fish into valuable food
Added: 16 Jun 2021
When herring are filleted, more than half their weight becomes a low-value ‘side stream’ that never…
Electron microscopy just became a thousand times more efficient
Added: 3 Jun 2021
Imaging a million samples a second to make electron microscopy a thousand times more efficient, the…
Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race
Added: 1 Jun 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to giv…
UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …
