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Plant cells twisting and weaving in 3-D cultures

Cells cling and spiral ‘like vines’ in first 3D tissue scaffold for plants

26 Aug 2015

New cost-effective material which mimics natural ‘extracellular matrix’ has allowed scientists to capture previously unseen behaviour in individual...

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A cancer cell containing the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are coloured green, and have entered the nucleus, which is the area in blue

“Trojan horse” treatment could beat brain tumours

13 Aug 2014

A smart technology which involves smuggling gold nanoparticles into brain cancer cells has proven highly effective in lab-based tests.

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Mentzelia lindleyi

How flowers use a touch of bling to woo the bees

04 Jul 2011

Beetles use it, birds use it. Plants use it too. Iridescence is the shimmery colour effect that makes things eye-catching.

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