biology Archive
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![Alzheimer’s disease is a major global health problem, with the number of people with the disease in the UK expected to double by 2050. Efforts […]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/4689DD66-EEDE-412C-A36E882CB79DF77A_source-115x115.jpg "Brain inflammation contributes to progression of Alzheimer’s disease")
Brain inflammation contributes to progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Posted on January 5, 2018 | No CommentsAlzheimer’s disease is a major global health problem, with the number of people with the disease in the UK expected to double by 2050. Efforts […] -
![A recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brain-115x115.jpg "Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism")
Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum may one day relieve the symptoms of autism
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsA recent study, published on Nature Neuroscience, lays groundwork for potential development of first neurobiologically-based therapy for patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This research […] -
![Tuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/image003-115x115.jpg "CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?")
CD1b as a vaccine target for tuberculosis: A hidden GEM?
Posted on December 29, 2017 | No CommentsTuberculosis is currently the most deadly infectious disease worldwide, killing an estimated 1.7 million people in 2016. The only licensed vaccine currently available is BCG, […] -
![People live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berne-amish-115x115.jpg "Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community")
Age-Fighting Mutation Found in an Amish Community
Posted on December 14, 2017 | No CommentsPeople live messy lives: they make complex choices about what to eat, who to start a family with, and generally how to live their lives. […] -
![Oxytocin’s role in human bonding is well-known – so well-known that the first hormone ever to be sequenced is now the go-to science jewellery gift […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dog-115x115.jpg "Oxytocin linked to dog-human bonding")
Oxytocin linked to dog-human bonding
Posted on November 30, 2017 | No CommentsOxytocin’s role in human bonding is well-known – so well-known that the first hormone ever to be sequenced is now the go-to science jewellery gift […] -
![To most people going gluten-free is a health fad, like acai berries and kale smoothies – but for some it is a necessity. 1 in […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lotsabread-115x115.jpg "Using CRISPR to create gluten-free wheat")
Using CRISPR to create gluten-free wheat
Posted on October 12, 2017 | No CommentsTo most people going gluten-free is a health fad, like acai berries and kale smoothies – but for some it is a necessity. 1 in […] -
![Goldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Butterfly_Goldfish_02-115x115.jpg "Drink like a fish")
Drink like a fish
Posted on September 1, 2017 | No CommentsGoldfish are popular thanks to, amongst other attractions, being one of the most low maintenance pets available. Less well known, however, is their astounding resilience. […] -
![A new pesticide which halts gene expression in one of North America’s most damaging pests is the first of its kind to be approved by […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2957196516_959967f11c_m-115x115.jpg "Approval of GM maize that kills rootworm larvae using RNAi")
Approval of GM maize that kills rootworm larvae using RNAi
Posted on July 22, 2017 | No CommentsA new pesticide which halts gene expression in one of North America’s most damaging pests is the first of its kind to be approved by […] -
![It has long been known that plants grow directionally, curving and following sunlight to maximise rates of photosynthesis: twelve year olds across the country have […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Sunflower-Field-Hungary-800px-115x115.png "Sunflower slants")
Sunflower slants
Posted on July 22, 2017 | No CommentsIt has long been known that plants grow directionally, curving and following sunlight to maximise rates of photosynthesis: twelve year olds across the country have […] -
![Wolbachia is a bacterium that infects arthropods, such as insects and nematodes. Wolbachia has attracted a lot of attention from the researchers world-wide because it […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Wolbachia_bacteria-115x115.jpg "Bacterial prophage leads to incompatible lovers")
Bacterial prophage leads to incompatible lovers
Posted on March 15, 2017 | No CommentsWolbachia is a bacterium that infects arthropods, such as insects and nematodes. Wolbachia has attracted a lot of attention from the researchers world-wide because it […] -
![Antibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/E._coli_Bacteria_16578744517-115x115.jpg "Are antibiotics going out of fashion?")
Are antibiotics going out of fashion?
Posted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAntibiotics have been the most successful treatment for a whole array of infectious diseases and are vital in almost all areas of modern medicine. However, […] -
![More than a fifth of all known plant species on earth are under serious threat from extinction, according to the latest State of the World’s […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ochna-dolicharthros-115x115.jpg "Fifth of the world’s plants face extinction")
Fifth of the world’s plants face extinction
Posted on May 17, 2016 | No CommentsMore than a fifth of all known plant species on earth are under serious threat from extinction, according to the latest State of the World’s […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […]
