June 1, 2025

Do microneedles represent the future in the field of drug delivery? Rachel Sully argues for the benefits they offer in terms of ease of administration, effective sterilisation and avoidance of...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

June 1, 2025

Public interest in the significance of the microbiome has been increasing but until now testing has not always been sufficiently rigorous, says Jeremy Wilkinson.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Comment And Analysis, Health, Immunology, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

May 31, 2025

Synthetic biology hub SynbiCITE has awarded grant funding to aid a firm’s research into the use of microalgae for combatting mine water pollution.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Materials Science

May 28, 2025

Space pioneers have joined an international effort to unravel the mechanisms behind what they describe as one of medicine’s last frontiers: the aging process.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Cytology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Environment, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pharmaceutical

May 27, 2025

Lack of reliable access and sufficient supply of chemicals can undermine laboratory operations, warns Erica Hirsch. Ensuring smooth logistics and well documented sourcing is a must.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

May 27, 2025

As the supply of rare earth elements becomes an increasing geopolitical issue, Akseli Mansikkamäki and his colleagues at the University of Oulu are developing molecules to address the challenge.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Forensics, Geology, Geophysics, Green Chemistry, Materials, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Soil Science

May 23, 2025

The Department of Science, innovation and Technology’s commitment to provide 10 year funding for research budgets has been welcomed as a boost for stability and innovation in UK R&D.

Covid-19, Policy

May 22, 2025

Biomedical and health research body the Academy of Medical Sciences has called upon industry, universities and the NHS to collaborate better in the run up to next month’s 10 year...

Biotech, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Policy

May 22, 2025

The nominations process for this year’s Lab Awards has opened, with the winners to be announced at the Lab Innovations show in October.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biotech, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

May 18, 2025

Advanced microscopy has enabled researchers to capture in real time the formation of an animal heart.

Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health