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Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2019

The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disr…

Antibody papers yielding inconsistent results

Evoluted New Media | Added: 23 May 2019

Inconsistencies in immunohistochemical (IHC) staining are making laboratory experiments unreliable,…

Where is the evidence in policy making?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2019

When called upon to speak truth to power, CaSE’s very own James Tooze stepped up to the mark in fro…

Science says goodbye to the original kilogram

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 May 2019

The metal block that represents the global standard of the kilogram has been replaced after 130 yea…

ERC appoints nanoscientist as president

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 May 2019

The European Commission has appointed nanoscientist Professor Mauro Ferrari as the European Researc…

Variety is the spice of life

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 May 2019

This week, I have been reflecting on the strength and breadth of CaSE member organisations across t…

Making a value judgement

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 May 2019

Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push t…

House of Lords calls for urgent forensics revamp

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 May 2019

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has called for urgent reforms to forensic scien…

Welcome steps and missed opportunities

Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Apr 2019

Set against the backdrop of ongoing political uncertainty, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement saw we…

An edit for good?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 9 Apr 2019

Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful imp…

How science can inspire policy

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Mar 2019

The development of the Periodic Table is perhaps one of the finest feats of human ingenuity. In thi…

Future Circular Collider: Is it worth it?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Mar 2019

Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success …

Future Circular Collider: What is it?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Mar 2019

Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success …

The bigger the better

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Mar 2019

A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products …

Immigration post-Brexit: A scientific viewpoint

Evoluted New Media | Added: 26 Feb 2019

We have used many column inches in Lab News to talk about immigration, but rather than focusing on …

The era of monetised DNA?

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Feb 2019

The next generation of genomics platforms will usher in a personalised healthcare revolution, but w…

National Technician Development Centre turns one

Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Feb 2019

The National Technician Development Centre is celebrating a year since its official opening.

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Fast food

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Feb 2019

Speed breeding isn’t a new concept but it could be crucial to ramping up food production in Europe …

75 new doctoral training centres

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Feb 2019

The government has announced 75 new centres for doctoral training in key scientific areas of the fu…

Applications that make the cut

Evoluted New Media | Added: 1 Feb 2019

There’s been a lot of news and hype about CRISPR, but what can it actually do?  Dr Bahri Karacay ta…