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Silky smooth solution

March 2, 2017
Strong, biocompatible and ideal for healing wounds; silk is Nature’s wonder material – and spider silk perhaps holds the most potential to be exploited. However, given the arachnid tendency for...

A new science chief

March 1, 2017
After a long and winding appointments process, with a few dead-ends and about-turns, Professor Sir Mark Walport was announced as the new CEO of UKRI – a new organisation that...

The science behind the silk

March 1, 2017
What has scientists so interested in silk?

Finding the elusive ‘They’

March 1, 2017
I’d like to introduce you to an increasingly conspicuous crowd. Semi-mythical – to be found roaming the plains of human knowledge handing down decrees unbidden to the little people.

What does the new year hold for science?

February 27, 2017
The word of 2016 was ‘post-truth’ but as we start 2017 the Government are majoring on ‘productivity’.

New open access agreement agreed at Max Planck Institute

February 24, 2017
The Max Planck Library and Taylor & Francis group have signed a new arrangement for researchers based there to publish in more than 2000 open access journals.

Funding increase for biomedical engineering hub

February 17, 2017
Investment by the Higher Education Funding Council for England will support the development of a biomedical engineering hub at Imperial College London’s new campus.

A little kindness can go a long way

February 15, 2017
Underfunded labs, equipment shortages and missing reagents – there’s a solution to all this says Dr Matthew Partridge – and it’s right under our noses

Never break the chain

February 14, 2017
The importance of data integrity is becoming enshrined by the pharmaceutical regulatory agencies – but how is this related to laboratory culture?

HPC service announced for UK scientists

February 10, 2017
An university alliance is to join forces with Cray Inc. and the Met Office to deliver a high performance computing service for UK-based scientists.

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