All Bioinformatics
Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring
Added: 10 Jan 2022
DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two resear…
Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds
Added: 6 Jan 2022
Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have infl…
Accelerating R&D innovation in 2022 and beyond
Added: 3 Jan 2022
Accounting for pandemic drivers and a general acceptance that a return to pre-pandemic business hab…
The promise of COVID-19 surveillance through wastewater testing
Added: 22 Dec 2021
Pandemic modelling data can be gathered through mass testing by monitoring viral RNA levels in wast…
Shaking up the lab of the future
Added: 15 Dec 2021
From testing and drug discovery to vaccine rollout, collaboration and open innovation have been vit…
Catherine Noakes and the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
Added: 14 Dec 2021
As part of a collaborative group of six British expert scientists, Catherine Noakes will join Jonat…
Sharon Peacock and the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK)
Added: 14 Dec 2021
As part of our 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lecture coverage, we ask Sharon Peacock how discov…
Going viral: How Covid changed science forever
Added: 14 Dec 2021
In the 2021 Royal Institutions Christmas Lectures, Jonathan Van-Tam will be joined by expert Britis…
Gesture control for lab robots
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Lab environments differ from factory floors. Robotics expert, Stephen Guy, explores how close human…
2022 predictions on the advances in life sciences innovation
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Innovation experts recently hired specifically to study emerging tech and drive collaboration predi…
AI and healthcare: future opportunities and challenges
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Reflecting on six decades of progress, Steven Wolfe looks at the application of artificial intellig…
Forensic technology used to deliver justice in 38-year-old murder case
Added: 9 Dec 2021
A unique fingerprint visualisation system has been making news in the US this week after being used…
Monitoring: The key to vaccine production and distribution safety
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Manufacturing of any vaccine is a complex process that requires consistent monitoring to ensure eff…
The future’s bright, the future’s artificial
Added: 25 Nov 2021
As clinical and adjacent staff face overwhelming demands, Cari-Anne Quinn looks at the benefits of …
New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’
Added: 25 Nov 2021
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner …
Quest to control our genes by the power of thought
Added: 22 Nov 2021
The power to control living cells by treating molecules as switches or transistors has been establi…
Olympus Image of the Year Award 2021
Added: 4 Nov 2021
Olympus has just launched its third Image of the Year contest and is accepting entries. Each year, …
How food and drink labs have adapted since COVID-19
Added: 27 Oct 2021
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the mass stock-piling of food products like chicken…
Manufacture your own DNA... the easy way
Added: 26 Oct 2021
In this over-burdened global market, many laboratories may be struggling to access a reliable suppl…
Shape-shifting worm blob model could inspire future robot swarms
Added: 26 Oct 2021
Lumbriculus variegatus blackworms can aggregate into ‘blobs’ capable of collective movement. Resear…
