All Biological Sciences
Time to reconcile science and philosophy
Added: 4 Nov 2019
Despite close historical ties, philosophy and science have had a bumpy relationship in the modern e…
A bad acid trip
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Ocean acidifcation, the lesser known relative of global warming, causes particular damage to coral …
Mogrify raises $16M for cell therapy
Added: 18 Oct 2019
Biotechnology company Mogrify has raised an additional $16 million to develop its cell therapy prog…
ESA opens calls for ISS lab upgrade
Added: 14 Oct 2019
The European Space Agency is looking for industry help to upgrade the Columbus laboratory aboard th…
Innovation and sustainability for your lab
Added: 14 Oct 2019
Source new technologies, future-proof your laboratory and find out ways to make procurement sustain…
Microscopic ‘mold pigs’ may represent new phylum
Added: 9 Oct 2019
Fossils preserved in amber reveal a new family, genus, species and possibly phylum of micro inverte…
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for cell research
Added: 7 Oct 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three researchers for their discoveri…
It’s in the blood
Added: 7 Oct 2019
Despite – or perhaps because of – its importance, some of the world’s most deadly diseases have the…
AMR threat found in urban beaches
Added: 2 Oct 2019
An Australian study has found elevated levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ABR) in public beac…
SERC experiments show CO2 stunts wetlands
Added: 27 Sep 2019
While CO2 is essential for plant growth, excessive CO2 in the atmosphere is stunting growth in mars…
Procarta awarded £7.4M for microbial treatment
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Biotechnology company Procarta Biosystems will receive up to £7.4 million to develop a new class of…
Law and disorder
Added: 23 Sep 2019
We have been working on Alzheimer’s for a long time… so where are all the therapeutic drugs? Here D…
Singing the praises of odd numbers
Added: 23 Sep 2019
Annoy peer reviewers and create an inclusive numerical policy? It’s a win win for Dr Matthew Partri…
European Bioinformatics Institute adds local data storage
Added: 19 Sep 2019
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has signed a contract with colocation datacentre p…
PM reintroduces graduate visa
Added: 18 Sep 2019
A new work visa introduced by Boris Johnson’s government will allow international science students …
US environmental agency to end animal testing by 2035
Added: 18 Sep 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency will phase out animal testing of chemical products by 2035, …
Win: Bloom
Added: 17 Sep 2019
From food to fuel, fertiliser and plastic production, Kassinger charts the applications of algae an…
Too much monkey business?
Added: 16 Sep 2019
Despite the fantastic work going on in animal-replacement technologies and method development, why …
The good, the bad and the brexit
Added: 16 Sep 2019
The new Government has been in place for only a few weeks now and in that time, we’ve already had a…
Seven virtual data hubs to boost health R&D
Added: 13 Sep 2019
The UK government is funding seven new virtual data-sharing hubs to help develop new treatments for…
