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Better choices for health and wellbeing – for you and the planet

October 1, 2021
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With a significant trend towards more widespread acceptance of flexitarian plant-based diets, Adrian Hodgson and Mark Stripf reveal how the needs of a healthy planet and healthy people are intertwined.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, In Depth, Medical/Health, Policy
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Algae – a novel solution to the climate crisis?

September 29, 2021
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By 2050, the world will need to produce 70% more food than in 2005, and will need 50% more fresh water and fuel, while reducing CO2 emissions by 100%. Professor...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, In Depth, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
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IoT across the pharmaceutical supply chain

September 16, 2021
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Following a challenging period of pharmaceutical supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, Emily Newton discusses how laboratories might tackle some of these issues and support managers through the novel...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Microbial therapeutics: the new substitute for antibiotics

September 10, 2021
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Currently expanding at a staggering rate, the global microbial therapeutic products market is expected to reach US$30bn by 2030. Here, Pratik Gurnani discusses the basis for the rapid expansion of...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Virology
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The sweet sense of sustainability – repurposing sugar

September 10, 2021
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As we all look to our waistlines, understanding more about healthy eating and seeking to make healthier choices in our diet, Christiane Luley is researching how we might usefully repurpose...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Green Chemistry, Health, In Depth, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry
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Eliminating food waste – now is the time for your FLW initiative

August 31, 2021
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The staggering statistics around food loss and waste (FLW), from field to consumer, highlight the need for us all to do what we can. Every business and individual – whether...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, In Depth, Policy
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Glycoproteomics: a new era in biomarkers

August 6, 2021
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Klaus Lindpaintner takes us on a journey of discovery, automation and scale-up that has applied AI to mass spectrometry data analysis to deliver a portfolio of glycoproteomic classifiers in more...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Shipping biologicals – the journey of human tissue samples

July 29, 2021
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Medical research relies on routine and specialist biological samples which must be handled with great care. Here, Fiona MacKenzie takes us behind the scenes with a clinical services team to...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Haematology, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Virology, Zoology
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Making polymers perform – a research and technical transfer story

July 23, 2021
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How do you set up and grow a new science-based technology company? Here, we uncover how Dr Don Wellings developed his passion for particles into a successful manufacturing company with...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology
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Making a clean break from plastics

July 16, 2021
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Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Immunology, In Depth, Life Sciences, Materials
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PPE recycling during a pandemic

July 12, 2021
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Following on from our online story about COVID waste killing wildlife and how to pick COVID PPE litter safely, Kristin Barrett discusses how laboratories can reduce their solid waste streams...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Biology, Chemistry, Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, In Depth, Materials, Materials Science, Physics
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Stardust in our DNA – our journey through time and space

July 9, 2021
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Applying her natural curiosity and the input from a very impressive contact list of experts, rising star (pun intended) Sarah Begum explores the journey our very own DNA has taken...
Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Environment, In Depth, Particle Physics, Physics, Theoretical Physics
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