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The chameleon and the crystal maze

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 17 Sep 2018

How a crystal structure within the skin of the famous colour-changing lizard holds the key to weara…

Minding the gap

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 12 Sep 2018

When it comes to visualising ultra-fast phenomena, especially biological processes, there is a prob…

A measured approach to funding

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 7 Sep 2018

Is long-term funding a better model of financing science research than the never-ending cycle of gr…

Seeing the whole picture

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 4 Sep 2018

What makes one patient different from another one? Answering this question is a fundamental prerequ…

Climbing Mt Peer Review: No shame in second place

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 16 Aug 2018

In the final of our three part special on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, revi…

Climbing Mt Peer Review: May AI help you with that?

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 9 Aug 2018

In the second of our three part special on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, rev…

Climbing Mt Peer Review: time to go clubbing?

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 30 Jul 2018

In the first of our three-part series on the changing attitudes and approaches of publishers, revie…

There won’t be blood

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 25 Jul 2018

The welfare of laboratory animals is always foremost in the mind of in-vivo researchers – and it tu…

Doing the sequence data dance

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 20 Jul 2018

Next-generation sequencing has ushered in a revolution of powerful genomic insights. So powerful in…

Chewing the fat

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 16 Jul 2018

Having already reached epidemic levels, the search for pharmaceutical approaches to tackle obesity …

See the big picture

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 25 Jun 2018

The phenotype is making a strong comeback when it comes to screening cancer drugs for efficacy and …

Toxic shock!

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 21 Jun 2018

When a species other than c.botulinum was found producing its famous toxin – only the second report…

Old medicines turning new tricks

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 18 Jun 2018

Orphan diseases, companion drugs and repurposing – the trials and tribulations of pharmaceuticals a…

A real fantastic voyage

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 14 Jun 2018

When many still think that swarms of medical nanobots in the body are the stuff of science fiction,…

Hey big spender…

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 11 Jun 2018

Given the clear link between climate change and violent human conflict isn’t it obvious we should s…

Breaking down the barriers

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 6 Jun 2018

Despite the Governments recent Accelerated Access Review – barriers to adoption of new technology i…

Turning to extremes

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 21 May 2018

A taste for pollution, extremophilic cooperation, and genetic clustering – a deep dive into the mol…

Time for some probing questions

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 15 May 2018

Biomedical research is heavily dependent on utilising biological and chemical probes to understand …

Rescuing curiosity

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 11 May 2018

Research in commercial labs and companies is increasingly goal driven – but is there still room for…

The complex tragedy of deforestation

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 9 May 2018

As well as removing CO2 from the atmosphere, forests also have another, less obvious, influence on …