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Bioethics has become a global endeavour – and a good thing too says Catherine Joynson. As we push the boundaries of what we do with biology, we need to ask...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy

One at a time

April 29, 2019

Watching biological processes one molecule at a time is an incredibly difficult task… but it is getting easier says Dr Joanna Andrecka, and it could turn drug discovery on its...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

Running interference

April 23, 2019

Immuno-Oncology is considered a vital front in the battle against cancer, but will current approaches get us there? Dr Geert Cauwenbergh takes us through some pitfalls and tells us how...

Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

Opening science or narrowing its base?

April 16, 2019

It may carry laudable ambition, but will Plan S damage science? From 2020, the scientific publishing plan could force you to pay-to-publish as well as threaten international collaborations and place...

Astronomy, In Depth, Physics

An edit for good?

April 9, 2019

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food and Drink, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy

The quest to go quantum

April 1, 2019

Dotted around the UK, scientists are slowly but surely turning quantum research into commercial products. Jonathan Chadwick met up with a team at Sussex University who think they can beat...

Astronomy, Energy, In Depth, Physics

Making a human connection

March 25, 2019

As organ-on-a-chip technology advances at pace, the next step is to connect them and understand a new drug’s effects on the entire human body – without having to go to...

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology

The nanotech of the magnetosome

March 15, 2019

When it comes to the understanding of the nanoscience behind some deeply mysterious magnetic microbes, neutrons are vital says Dirk Honecker… Perhaps one of the lesser-known processes that occurs on our...

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In Depth

Future Circular Collider: Is it worth it?

March 8, 2019

Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...

Astronomy, In Depth, Physics, Policy

Future Circular Collider: What is it?

March 8, 2019

Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...

Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Physics, Policy

The bigger the better

March 4, 2019

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products came into effect in 2018, but what fundamental lessons can we learn from this...

Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, In Depth, Policy

Down on the farm

February 28, 2019