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Spectroscopy in Britain Through the Ages

The first spectrometer was built by English chemist William Hyde Wollaston in 1802. The field has now matured into a range of sophisticated analytical techniques with a wide range of applications.

12 Mar 2019

Pioneering British Nanoscientists

Perhaps the greatest British nanoscience discovery was graphene, which was discovered by British-Dutch scientist Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov.

12 Mar 2019

Immunology: A Very British History

Britain has been home to many pioneers of immunology, ranging from cellular biologists to virologists and biochemists. This article aims to provide a brief overview of Britain's history in this vital field.

11 Mar 2019

Microscopy and British History

In 1665, English scientist Robert Hooke published a book on microscopy. This initiated an era of discoveries that would advance science significantly.

11 Mar 2019

British Pioneers in Microbiology

The first compound microscope was invented by the Janssen brothers in 1590 and formed the basis for the many discoveries that followed.

11 Mar 2019

British Pioneers in Cancer Biology

Many and varied have been the contributions of British scientists and doctors to the current understanding of cancer.

11 Mar 2019

A Brief History of British Genomics

The isolation of DNA was successfully carried out in 1869. However, its sequencing had to wait until the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, more than a hundred years later.

11 Mar 2019

Gas Chromatography Analysis of Coconut Oil

Analyzing coconut oils can provide useful information regarding their characteristics. Gas chromatography, a pervasive analytic technique in different research/industrial laboratories, represents a fast and efficient method of analyzing coconut oils.

5 Mar 2019

Allergen Detection Using LC-MS

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry is one method that has gained a lot of popularity over the past decade for the detection of allergens.

14 Mar 2019

What is Micropatterning?

Micropatterning is the creation of specifically patterned and textured surfaces to study the effects of the cellular microenvironment on cell behavior.

27 Feb 2019

What are Leucine and Isoleucine?

Leucine and isoleucine are among the 20 amino acids found naturally in the human body. They are very similar in structure but have small differences which change their physiological properties.

27 Feb 2019

What are Baculoviruses?

Baculoviruses, which belong to the family Baculoviridae, are a group of DNA viruses that infect insects.

27 Feb 2019

History of Asepsis

Aseptic techniques were first widely adopted in the late 19th century. This article describes the history of asepsis.

27 Feb 2019

GC-MS in Biomedicine

GC-MS has extensive applications in biomedicine, including disease diagnosis, pharmaceutical quality control, and metabolic profiling.

27 Feb 2019

ChIP-seq Library Preparation

Preparation of a ChIP-seq library allows for the study of gene regulation and epigenetic mechanisms.

26 Feb 2019

ChIP-seq Advantages and Limitations

ChIP-seq has several advantages over previous methods, such as ChIP-chip, but like many techniques, ChIP-seq is limited by access and cost.

26 Feb 2019

C-di-GMP Signaling in Bacteria

Bis-(3´-5´)-cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a soluble molecule that functions as a secondary messenger in bacterial cells..

26 Feb 2019

Autophagy Signaling and Cellular Pathways

Autophagy is defined as regulated self-eating that occurs through the degradation of cellular components. It is an important response to cellular starvation.

26 Feb 2019

Aseptic Techniques in Microbiology

Aseptic techniques refer to any method used to sterilize and maintain the sterility of an object or location. Aseptic procedures are used in microbiology.

26 Feb 2019

Differences Between Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)

Both cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are found in cannabis and are the best investigated cannabinoids. However, there are significant differences between them with regards to potency.

5 Mar 2019