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DNA replication fork visualised
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 18 Jul 2014
An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ duri…
Bones from beer residue
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 25 Jun 2014
Waste from beer brewing could be recycled for use in an unexpected application – as a biomaterial f…
Caging water to study spin
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 23 Jun 2014
A pioneering method of caging and cooling water molecules to study its nuclear spin conversion coul…
Liquid biopsy to track lung cancer
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 18 Jun 2014
A liquid biopsy using a patient’s blood sample could offer a new way to track lung cancer say resea…
One-size-fits-all synthetic blood
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 16 Jun 2014
Donated blood has a short shelf-life – only 35 days for red cells – but now researchers in Essex ho…
That ‘gut feeling’ explained
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 11 Jun 2014
By severing the brain-gut communication channel, researchers have got to the bottom of the proverbi…
Leap in modelling cardiovascular disease
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 30 May 2014
American scientists have made a huge leap forward in genetic modelling after growing functioning hu…
Study shows promise for rare eye condition
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 28 May 2014
Recombinant human nerve growth factor (rhNGF) could provide a targeted treatment for neurotropic ke…
New hope for spinal injuries
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 26 May 2014
Engineers at the University of Portsmouth are investigating new strategies for the treatment of pat…
Dino weigh-in sheds light on evolution
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 14 May 2014
Rapidly shrinking body sizes allowed feathered dinosaurs to exploit ecological niches throughout th…
Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…
Antimicrobial pizza herb
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Mar 2014
A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say …
Circadian clock sensitive to vibration
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 10 Mar 2014
The internal circadian clock of the fruit fly can be influenced by more than just the cycle of nigh…
Sticky sperm
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 20 Nov 2013
Sticky sperm could hold the key to greater success for those undergoing IVF treatment say researche…
An evolutionary fear of holes?
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 1 Oct 2013
Trypophobia is the most common fear you’ve never heard of – but what is it about clusters of holes …
Microbes can influence host evolution
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 12 Sep 2013
Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s mi…
Mouse heart beats again with human stem cells
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 15 Aug 2013
A decellularised mouse heart was able to contract and beat again when it was rebuilt with human ste…
Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Jun 2013
A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the …
New layer of human cornea discovered
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Jun 2013
Research at University of Nottingham has uncovered a previously undetected layer in the cornea, the…
Printing artificial bone
hddbqtthcb.d hddbqtthcb.d | Added: 21 Jun 2013
Researchers at MIT have developed a method to design synthetic bone-like materials and quickly turn…
