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The ten plagues of Egypt
Stephen Mortlock asks if the 10 plagues of Egypt were the result of an ecological domino effect or divine intervention?
New genomics centre to open
Cancer Research UK and AstraZeneca have announced that they are opening a new centre in the UK, dedicated to realising the full potential of functional genomics in the discovery and development of new drugs for patients with cancer.
One step ahead of cancer
In the UK, one in two of us can expect to get cancer in our lifetimes. With such a high disease burden, efforts to prevent cancer are at least as important as efforts to treat it.
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Reflecting on success
As we leave the old year and enter the new Jocelyn Pryce, IBMS Deputy Executive Head of Education, looks back on some of the Education Team successes of 2018.
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President’s prize winners
These prizes are awarded to students graduating from IBMS-accredited BSc (Hons) programmes who have achieved academic distinction.
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IBMS council: president elect
Allan Wilson has been voted by IBMS Council members as the new IBMS President Elect.
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Clopidogrel and CYP2C19 genotyping: a genomic perspective
Ibrahim Nakibingé looks into one of the first generation of adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonists.
The Lewis Blood Group System and Secretor Status
Malcolm Needs CSci FIBMS, formerly of the NHSBT, delves into the history and science of a notable blood group system.
Discovering the double helix
A look back in time to the history of the discovery of DNA and its structure – work which would change medicine and science forever.
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Raised serum ferritin
Honorary senior lecturer and consultant haematologist Dr Farooq A Wandroo and his colleagues ask, what is the clinical significance of a markedly elevated serum ferritin?
