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Zap! How to make a REALLY intense laser beam
Science writing Emma Berthold 14/2/19 Science writing Emma Berthold 14/2/19

Zap! How to make a REALLY intense laser beam

The powerful lasers researchers were trying to build had a nasty habit of damaging the machinery being used to generate them. Then a new way to make lasers changed everything.

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Tools of light: laser tweezers
Science writing Emma Berthold 4/2/19 Science writing Emma Berthold 4/2/19

Tools of light: laser tweezers

Lasers can be some of the most delicate tools in a science laboratory, capable of holding tiny microorganisms without killing them.

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Using viruses to make new medicines
Science writing Emma Berthold 14/12/18 Science writing Emma Berthold 14/12/18

Using viruses to make new medicines

Two biochemists found ways to use nature’s evolutionary processes to make new proteins. Those methods led to the development of new medicinal treatments, all thanks to something called ‘phage display’.

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Enzyme engineering with evolution
Science writing Emma Berthold 20/11/18 Science writing Emma Berthold 20/11/18

Enzyme engineering with evolution

We’ve been able to harness the power of evolution to create biochemical tools that can build better medicines and cleaner fuels.

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Releasing the immune system’s brakes to fight cancer
Science writing Emma Berthold 5/11/18 Science writing Emma Berthold 5/11/18

Releasing the immune system’s brakes to fight cancer

We can harness the power of the immune system to successfully prevent some nasty diseases through immunisation—but what about other diseases such as cancer?

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