December 8, 2024

Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia’s are providing deeper understanding of the factors influencing public health and diseases, explains PacBio’s Neil Ward.

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Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Forensics, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

December 8, 2024

Durham university says it has achieved one of the highest ever response rates for a global, large scale scientific survey.

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Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

December 8, 2024

A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has been officially launched, a move likely to drive further lab science resource investment...

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Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Food & Bev, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Materials, Materials Science, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy

December 1, 2024

Lab innovation has helped enable the UK space sector’s expansion rate to outstrip the wider economy, as technological advances drive growth and investment.

Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Materials, Nanotech, Policy, Quantum Physics, Thermodynamics

November 25, 2024

What is Tree Bingo? Well sometimes a game does exactly what it states on the box; Tree Bingo is bingo, with trees. Instead of the numbers 1-99, we have trees...

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Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Policy

November 25, 2024

UCL scientists have ousted a renowned Sardinian pasta maker’s record for the thinnest pasta ever created.

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November 18, 2024

An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

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Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Environment

November 17, 2024

Advances in the science of food safety might begin with the laboratory but much of the pressures for improvement and greater efficiencies derive from industry and consumers.

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Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Food & Bev, Food Science, Health & Safety, Policy

November 14, 2024

Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology specimens per year. The site, which boasts full CQC registration and is seeking UKAS accreditation complements the...

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November 11, 2024

However fast labs develop new therapies, the complex route to patients exacerbates shortages that compromise health outcomes. Connecting quality, regulatory, and manufacturing data is key to improving supply chain agility,...

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