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Myotis daubentonii. (Credit: Generate Biomedicines)Proteins are an essential part of life. Not only do they function as the “building blocks” for living organisms, but they also perform nearly every cellular task, from waste management to tissue repair. It tracks, then, that pharmaceuticals often contain or “target” proteins in an attempt …

A member of an anti-drugs unit in the Peruvian capital Lima has carried out a drugs bust while dressed as Santa Claus. The disguised officer took guns out of Santa’s sack before breaking down the door of a house in the raid. Four members of a drugs gang were arrested, …

Image copyright Ryan Longmuir Image caption Ryan’s life had spiralled out of control in his teens At his lowest point, Ryan Longmuir took drugs every day “just to feel normal”. He was also dealing them, and at one point faced a possible jail sentence. Born in the Scottish new town …