Prairie-grass and PCB pollutionPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental contaminants that have contaminated large areas of agricultural land in the US. Prairie-grass helps to remove PCB pollution.…
Researchers show how MRI data can help predict drug efficacy Scientists have developed a method for using data from functional magnetic resonance imaging to shed light on how central nervous system drugs cause changes in brain activity.…
James Parkinson and the shaking palsy James Parkinson, who discovered the shaking palsy that established Parkinson’s as a recognised medical condition, died 190 years ago on 21 December 1824…
MRC scientists create artificial enzymes Scientists at the Medical Research Council have created the world’s first enzymes made entirely from artificial genetic material.…
Googling the bloodstream: how disease might be detected with ingested nanoparticles Google is developing technology that combines ingested disease-detecting nanoparticles with a wrist sensor.…
Sloppy science should not be toleratedTheoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli had strong views about sloppy science, writes Andrew Haynes.…
Study identifies how gold nanoparticles penetrate skin Scientists have identified key characteristics that enhance a nanoparticle’s ability to penetrate skin which could have implications for the delivery of medicines.…
