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From Science Fiction to Science Fact
The ability to regrow limbs lost through accident or the action of their nemesis is a power usually thought of as belonging only to comic-book heroes, but in nature the ability to regenerate tissues a… more →
Speaking of Research
Can we protect the brain against tumor metastasis?
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speakingofresearch wrote 1 month ago: Brain metastasis that affect at least 20% of cancer patients are a serious problem for doctors seeki … more →
The Monkey of the Baskervilles
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speakingofresearch wrote 1 month ago: If you watched the news or picked up a newspaper yesterday you’ll already be aware that scient … more →
Synergy
speakingofresearch wrote 1 month ago: A claim frequently made by animal rights activists is that by paying for animal research charities a … more →
Fighting the Flu
speakingofresearch wrote 2 months ago: Unless you have been living as a hermit in a cave* for the past week you will be aware that the worl … more →
"Bad Cop" suits cost NYC a half-billion
BBVM wrote 2 months ago: The city has coughed up $540 million in payouts related to improper police actions since 19 … more →
Progress towards a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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speakingofresearch wrote 3 months ago: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe inherited muscular dystrophy that causes progressive m … more →
Restoring science to its rightful place
speakingofresearch wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday President Barack Obama took a decision that the scientific community has been eagerly awai … more →
South Asian Man 'Randomly' Stopped 21 Times by NYPD
idyllicmollusk wrote 4 months ago: Ah yes, the issue of ‘random’ stops and searches. One of my faves. Nope, no racial pro … more →
A passive defence against the flu?
speakingofresearch wrote 4 months ago: Influenza is a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year, and periodically cause … more →
Shedding some light on the dark side of stem cells
speakingofresearch wrote 5 months ago: In recent weeks we have discussed the potential of stem cells in developing new therapies, but stem … more →
A new era for embryonic stem cells
speakingofresearch wrote 5 months ago: As the new president takes office and the scientific community eagerly awaits the announcement of th … more →
Madoff Investor Commits Suicide
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kreuzer33 wrote 6 months ago: he founder of an investment fund that lost $1.4 billion with Bernard Madoff was discovered dead Tues … more →
Fighting the scourges of humanity
speakingofresearch wrote 7 months ago: The past week has seen some interesting news on efforts to combat three diseases that blight the liv … more →
From organ development to tissue engineering
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speakingofresearch wrote 7 months ago: Over the past few weeks we have reported on how scientists are discovering how to engineer tissues a … more →
Discworld author calls for more funding of Alzheimer's research
speakingofresearch wrote 7 months ago: A bit of positive news from the UK which shows how big institutions and charities can publicly get b … more →
Fighting hospital superbugs
speakingofresearch wrote 8 months ago: In recent years the “hospital superbug” Clostridium difficile has gained notoriety as a … more →
A better, safer TB vaccine
speakingofresearch wrote 8 months ago: There’s an interesting report in “Infection and Immunity” this week about the deve … more →
Jellyfish, worms and research revolutions
speakingofresearch wrote 9 months ago: At first glance the jellyfish Aequorea victoria seems an unlikely candidate to spark a revolution in … more →
A pig model of cystic fibrosis
speakingofresearch wrote 9 months ago: Cystic fibrosis is one of the most commonly inherited diseases, affecting about one in every four th … more →
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