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Matter over mind

Added: 10 Sep 2019

Materials science and nanotech are vital for developing implantable microdevices but there are seve…

A mysterious relationship

Added: 28 Aug 2019

It is hardly a secret that obesity continues to emerge as a pandemic, but less well known is the bi…

Knowing a lot about very little

Added: 19 Aug 2019

The potential of nanomedicine to tackle many diseases is immense, but we really don’t know much abo…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 2)

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Beyond the code

Added: 22 Jul 2019

Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more r…

A real growing concern

Added: 5 Jul 2019

Injuries to the spinal cord have always been associated with little or no hope of regaining lost fu…

Making CAR-T affordable and accessible

Added: 27 Jun 2019

To fulfil the live saving potential offered by CAR-T therapies to blood cancer patients, the next s…

The master manipulator

Added: 24 Jun 2019

Disrupting cellular communications, altering blood vessels and hijacking the immune system – metast…

A sub-atomic solution

Added: 7 Jun 2019

Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming a major focus for an ageing population. Here we learn how n…

Blooming marvellous

Added: 31 May 2019

Aquaculture, cosmetics and even a unique superfood… microalgae are proving to be a rising star for …

The secret microbiome

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Auto-immune disease, obesity and even cancer… the microbiome is clearly involved in much of human h…

Making a value judgement

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Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push t…

One at a time

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Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is get…

An edit for good?

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Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful imp…

Making a human connection

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As organ-on-a-chip technology advances at pace, the next step is to connect them and understand a n…

The bigger the better

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A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products …

Applications that make the cut

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There’s been a lot of news and hype about CRISPR, but what can it actually do?  Dr Bahri Karacay ta…

The necrosome and the killer zombie proteins

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 28 Jan 2019

As cell biologists gets to grips with the relatively recent discovery of non-apoptotic programmed c…

Liquid gold

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 21 Jan 2019

Seventy years ago, a research paper published in France went almost unnoticed, but its findings led…