All Bioinformatics
Northern Ireland launches joined up diagnostics programme
Added: 11 Dec 2022
Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care service will combine millions of digital patient images i…
Health data project appeals for 5 million UK volunteers
Added: 7 Nov 2022
Five million UK adults are being invited to participate in one of the largest and most ambitious he…
Ukraine conflict leaves a hole in clinical trials enrolment in region
Added: 9 Oct 2022
Clinical trials in Ukraine and Russia have plunged by around 50% during 2022, according to the late…
Biopharma lags in harnessing digitalisation suggests report
Added: 20 Aug 2022
A study of leading UK and Irish firms in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors reveals wide …
Life sciences leap forward as AlphaFold shares the ‘protein universe’
Added: 29 Jul 2022
AlphaFold, the artificial intelligence programme created by AI group Deep Mind has released its pre…
Non-consensual citizen science?
Added: 24 Jul 2022
Russ Swan ponders the non-consensual extraction of biological information from public social images…
Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia
Added: 3 Jun 2022
Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important im…
How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?
Added: 27 May 2022
Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of t…
E. coli K-12 turns 100 this year
Added: 17 May 2022
While not your most obvious candidate for centenary celebrations, Brittany Niccum explains why we s…
Winning collaboration for LIMS implementation
Added: 11 May 2022
Under pressure to safeguard its incoming student body from COVID-19, The University of Nottingham n…
When more knowledge does not equal more complexity
Added: 9 May 2022
In a world saturated with information, Dr Diane Turner discusses how more in-depth learning about a…
Saving the vaquita porpoise from extinction
Added: 5 May 2022
Only ten vaquita porpoises survive, but the species may not be doomed, scientists say. If they can …
Are virtual audits sustainable post-pandemic?
Added: 5 May 2022
With a mindful eye on the low environmental impact offered by virtual audits, Kate Coleman investig…
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Added: 4 May 2022
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…
Risk, rewards, and regulations for gene editing
Added: 3 May 2022
UK leading authority on the human genome, Professor Robin Lovell-Badge speaks with Dermot Martin on…
Improving contract lab efficiency and productivity through automation
Added: 29 Apr 2022
As demand for outsourced microbiological testing to assure the food value chain increases, contract…
Rise of the nanopores for DNA sequencing
Added: 29 Apr 2022
Dreamed up while driving, Deamer’s biomimetic nanopores took DNA sequencing by storm. Now, Dermot M…
The voice of the empowered patient is on the rise
Added: 22 Apr 2022
Industry experts agree that patient-centricity should be the overriding aim of global life science …
How to ensure secure biological material transportation
Added: 6 Apr 2022
The correct transport of biological material is a major aspect of modern bio-legislation. Here, Den…
It’s all just a matter of perception
Added: 4 Apr 2022
In anticipation of the announcement of this year’s competition winners, we asked previous winners a…
