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Calcium ions and healthy skin: Key process gives insight for future skin therapies

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SOCE dysfunction may lead to dry or sensitive skin.

Our skin is the first line of defence from external harm and a central part of the thermoregulatory system. Dr Richard Evans and Dr Andrew Mayes of Unilever Research & Development […]

Establishing the first set of guidelines for breast cancer management in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Specialised centres that monitor breast cancer patients can help improve disease outcomes by recording patient information and by helping to […]

Political technology mystifies science communication for general public

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Why are scientific organisations so hesitant to communicate information on their large-scale projects to the public, and how can they improve? The answers to this question are explored by scientist, […]

Exploring transitions to chaos in complex systems

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Alberto Robledo shows how mathematical laws can explain different types of complex systems.

Previously, Dr Alberto Robledo of Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) showed how transitions to chaos in nonlinear systems can be expressed in the language of statistical […]

Obtaining Tsallis entropy at the onset of chaos

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Statistical mechanics aims to understand how thermodynamic systems with large numbers of particles evolve over time.

Tsallis entropy aims to extend traditional statistical mechanics, but some physicists believe the theory is incompatible with the fundamental principles of thermodynamics. Dr Alberto Robledo of Instituto de Física, Universidad […]

What is the human self? A story expounded through Sartre

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An exploration of self through the medium of narrative

Caesar’s story As a child, Caesar’s world pivots around his parents; his friends Rick, Ram, Vladimir, and Susan; his teachers; his neighbours; and his home. He aspires to follow in […]

Evolutionary theory: Debating the origins of our DNA

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Mr Shaojie Deng proposes the stable complex evolution model, which offers an evolutionary theory for the fundamental characteristics of life.

For over a decade, Mr Shaojie Deng of Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, China, has been formulating and more recently presenting his new evolutionary theory to the […]

Carcinisation – what’s so special about crabs?

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Are crabs − and carcinisation − the ultimate pinnacle of evolution for all animal life? Or is it all thanks to convergent evolution?

Convergent evolution is a process whereby over time, similar features evolve in different and unrelated species. It’s been observed in many species of animals and plants − for example, there […]

Pathbreaking method leads to optimised mRNA production

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Dr Sekirnik and his team at Sartorius BIA Separations optimised a crucial step in the mRNA production process, resulting in higher yield at lower cost.

The COVID-19 pandemic placed mRNA at the centre of biopharmaceutical research, as mRNA is now being developed for cancer therapy, protein replacement therapy, and infectious diseases. That is why, worldwide, […]

Transgressing gender and genre: Isabella Whitney’s appropriation of London

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Stefani Brusberg-Kiermeier discusses Isabella Whitney’s poetry that appropriates the city of London to transgress both poetry and politics.

The poet Isabella Whitney is considered the first professional female writer in England to have had secular poetry published under her own name. Dr Stefani Brusberg-Kiermeier, professor of English literature […]