A discovery which may lead to the elimination of Ebola infections was published in Nature Chemistry a few days ago. The investigators reported that giant fullerene system inhibits the cell infection by an artificial Ebola virus.
12 Nov20150
03 Nov20150
Are We the Only Genetic Engineers on the Earth?
There is a lot of bad publicity around genetic engineering, especially when it comes to the genetic modification of plants and animals. Most opponents of genetic engineering claim that inserting foreign genes into other organism’s genome is unnatural and dangerous.
22 Oct20150
Can You Smell Sexual Attraction?
Has it happened to you that you’ve met a handsome person, but something just didn’t click? Was there a person that had something that you simply couldn’t resist? Sometimes we call this chemistry, but does it really have anything to do with chemicals? Science says yes!
20 Oct20150
Webinar: Learn How to Pipette Like a Pro
Best pipetting practices explained in 15 minutes
08 Oct20150
A Promising Blood Test for Diagnosing Cancer
Cancerous cells are normally detected by biopsy which is an invasive and time consuming procedure.
24 Sep20150
Molecular Gastronomy – The Food Science
When the art of selecting, preparing, serving and enjoying good food becomes the science of doing so.
22 Sep20150
INTERVIEW: The Future of Mesenchymal Cells Therapy
Meet Prof. Dr. Miomir Knežević, professor at the University of Ljubljana and a founder of several biotech companies.
17 Sep20150
Nose That Smells Bacteria in Water
Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a so called “bioelectronic nose” which works like a human nose and can detect bacteria in water.
15 Sep20150
Digitising science – Going from Paper to Electronic Lab Notebooks
Paper laboratory notebooks are becoming the bottleneck in laboratory information management, as they have problems keeping up with growing amount of data produced, demand for its traceability and reuse.
10 Sep20150
Coffee Science – Are 3 Cups of Coffee a Day Bad for Your Health?
Many researchers like coffee for the caffeine-attributed energy boost that awakens their mind in the morning or in the afternoon after several hours of lab work or vigorous brainstorming. Other just crave for its distinctive bitter aroma that they learned to like.