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December 12, 2018 Biochemical Society / Events / Uncategorized

Deck the Halls with Sprigs of Science…

Why not make your Christmas different this year and add a sprinkle of science to your decorations. If you are like me, you like to make your own decorations, and even better have a theme!

December 5, 2018 Research / Student-focused / Uncategorized

Investigating Somatic Mutations in Cancer Development

All sporadic cancer is caused by acquired somatic mutations (mutations that take place within cells of the body that are not passed down/inherited). Mutations often occur by incorrect repair of DNA damage by impaired DNA pathways such as the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway and the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway.

November 29, 2018 Uncategorized

What you need to know: Nobel Prize Winners 2018

This October, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2018 Nobel Prizes. This years’ prizes in particular show how much of an impact basic science can have on medicine – investigating the how and why can give us insights into treatments.

January 17, 2017 Partner organizations / Science communication & public engagement

Superbugs, the game

By Nina Cromeyer Dieke, Digital Content Editor, Longitude Prize, Nesta To say young people’s attention is constantly being pulled in

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January 6, 2017 Journal content / Research

Blood vessel growth and metabolic stress

By Sayan Chakraborty, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A-STAR, Singapore In our hectic modern lifestyle,

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