All articles by Gege Li
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PodcastScience in Black and White by Alondra Oubré – Book club
Exposing racially biased research by delving into the nature versus nurture debate
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ReviewBillion Dollar Burger: Inside Big Tech’s Race for the Future of Food
A perceptive account of what might be the the food industry’s next big thing: lab-grown meat
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ResearchHarnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth
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PodcastMelarsoprol
Cases of sleeping sickness – human African trypanosomiasis – are in decline, dropping 86% in Africa between 2000 and 2014. Gege Li explores the role that this toxic, arsenic-based medication has to play.
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ResearchSelf-illuminating nanoparticles shine a light on cancer
Tumours trigger luminescence for imaging, then production of singlet oxygen to kill cancer cells
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ResearchFirst oral antibiotic booster for four decades could tackle drug resistance
Sulfate-masking strategy makes bacterial enzyme inhibitor an easy pill to swallow
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ResearchNew peptide destroys Zika virus in brain for first time
Engineered molecule ruptures virus particles to tackle infection
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NewsNobel laureates warn of dangers of hard Brexit to science
Failure to reach a deal could threaten funding and international partnerships
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ResearchAlarm raised over microplastics in human faeces in first of its kind study
Nine different types of microplastic found in samples across the world could pose health risk
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NewsEurope to invest €100 million to boost bioeconomy
New strategy aims to improves sustainability and add 1 million jobs over 20 years
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ResearchNanopore sensors make breakthrough in monitoring health and disease
Biosensor simultaneously measures metabolite biomarkers in bodily fluids
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NewsBeautiful science of small world showcased in video competition
Zebrafish nervous system development and trippy soap patterns wow judges
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NewsUS military wants AI to discover new molecules for it
Defence research agency launches project to optimise unknown molecule discovery to protect against threats
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ResearchAnti-icing hairs bounce water droplets
Superhydrophobic magnetic array halts ice formation on surfaces
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NewsMacArthur ‘genius’ fellowships recognise biophysicist and analytical chemist
Foundation awards ‘no strings’ grants for cellular compartmentalisation and cancer surgery research
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ResearchNanoparticles offer extensive new cure for snakebites
Treatment neutralises venom, reducing tissue damage
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NewsWhat is 'checkpoint therapy' and why did it win the medicine Nobel prize?
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo released the ‘brakes’ on our immune system to combat cancer
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NewsHow Nasa has contributed to chemistry
A look at six decades of science from the US space agency
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NewsInstinct goes up against number-crunching for Nobel prize predictions
Chemistry predictions include inventor of the lithium–ion battery and metal–organic framework pioneers – as well as some less well known discoveries