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![Skin is a fantastically complex biomaterial which serves a multitude of functions. Without this protective layer we would be more exposed to harmful radiation, microorganisms […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/second-skin-mit-115x115.jpg "The perfect polymer for a second skin")
The perfect polymer for a second skin
Posted on May 16, 2016 | No CommentsSkin is a fantastically complex biomaterial which serves a multitude of functions. Without this protective layer we would be more exposed to harmful radiation, microorganisms […] -
![The combined effects of a relatively warm winter and wet summer in 2015 as well as a chronic decline in the populations of some amphibians […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/glowy-slugs-115x115.jpg "Climate change causing a slug population boom")
Climate change causing a slug population boom
Posted on May 12, 2016 | No CommentsThe combined effects of a relatively warm winter and wet summer in 2015 as well as a chronic decline in the populations of some amphibians […] -
![Are you one for a good can of fizzy cola? The problem of an over-active sweet tooth may extend beyond metabolic disorders, a new […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cans-115x115.jpg "Sweet Brainwashing")
Sweet Brainwashing
Posted on May 11, 2016 | No CommentsAre you one for a good can of fizzy cola? The problem of an over-active sweet tooth may extend beyond metabolic disorders, a new […] -
![Imagine squeezing a cube of plasticine between your fingers. In the direction you are compressing it, it would contract but then it bulges outwards in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/protein-115x115.jpg "The protein crystal with a counterintuitive property")
The protein crystal with a counterintuitive property
Posted on May 10, 2016 | No CommentsImagine squeezing a cube of plasticine between your fingers. In the direction you are compressing it, it would contract but then it bulges outwards in […] -
![Researchers have discovered a key gene associated with maintaining a youthful appearance. There has been a long-standing issue in science as to why some people […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2187905205_158290644d_z-1-115x115.jpg "M1CR – The fountain of youth ?")
M1CR – The fountain of youth ?
Posted on May 9, 2016 | No CommentsResearchers have discovered a key gene associated with maintaining a youthful appearance. There has been a long-standing issue in science as to why some people […] -
![A team of scientists have visualised the human brain under the influence of LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, for the first time ever in a recent […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/r-115x115.jpeg "First ever images of the brain on LSD")
First ever images of the brain on LSD
Posted on May 4, 2016 | No CommentsA team of scientists have visualised the human brain under the influence of LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, for the first time ever in a recent […] -
![Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/colorful-1325268_960_720-115x115.png "What and where: An atlas of words in the brain")
What and where: An atlas of words in the brain
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsScientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have worked out which regions of the brain are active when certain words are heard, allowing them to […] -
![Administering a flu vaccine in the morning could provide better protection than giving the same jab in the afternoon. The new research from the University […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/8392555596_d7b05b3508_m-115x115.jpg "Flu shots given a morning boost")
Flu shots given a morning boost
Posted on May 2, 2016 | No CommentsAdministering a flu vaccine in the morning could provide better protection than giving the same jab in the afternoon. The new research from the University […] -
![We tend to think we know a lot about the different forms of H2O; ice, water and steam are all materials that we encounter in our […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/beryl-115x115.jpg "The weird world of ultra-confined water")
The weird world of ultra-confined water
Posted on April 29, 2016 | No CommentsWe tend to think we know a lot about the different forms of H2O; ice, water and steam are all materials that we encounter in our […] -
![A team of geneticists have created the simplest self-replicating cell known, a bacterium called JCVI-syn3.0 that marks a breakthrough in synthetic biology. Dr Craig Venter, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/905-115x115.jpg "Lab creates viable synthetic cell with smallest-ever genome")
Lab creates viable synthetic cell with smallest-ever genome
Posted on March 30, 2016 | No CommentsA team of geneticists have created the simplest self-replicating cell known, a bacterium called JCVI-syn3.0 that marks a breakthrough in synthetic biology. Dr Craig Venter, […] -
![Could your inadequate cooking skills be making you angrier? A recent study in the field of psychiatry has found that a parasite of the brain […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/angry-115x115.jpg "Brain Parasite Linked to Aggression Disorder")
Brain Parasite Linked to Aggression Disorder
Posted on March 29, 2016 | No CommentsCould your inadequate cooking skills be making you angrier? A recent study in the field of psychiatry has found that a parasite of the brain […] -
![The search is on for new sources of renewable energy and a promising field for these sources is bioenergy, the energy derived from living […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Microbial-fuel-cells-115x115.jpg "Making urine an energy source for the future")
Making urine an energy source for the future
Posted on March 21, 2016 | No CommentsThe search is on for new sources of renewable energy and a promising field for these sources is bioenergy, the energy derived from living […] -
![A recent study has shown that common antibiotics such as ampicillin do not work in more than half of all cases of urinary tract infections […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/e-coli-bacteria-115x115.jpg "Antibiotics beginning to fail against common childhood infections")
Antibiotics beginning to fail against common childhood infections
Posted on March 20, 2016 | No CommentsA recent study has shown that common antibiotics such as ampicillin do not work in more than half of all cases of urinary tract infections […] -
![Up to now, despite the vast leaps made in the field of prosthetics over the last few years, amputees have been unable to feel […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bionic-fingertip-115x115.png "Bionic fingertip restores sense of touch")
Bionic fingertip restores sense of touch
Posted on March 14, 2016 | No CommentsUp to now, despite the vast leaps made in the field of prosthetics over the last few years, amputees have been unable to feel […]
