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UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)
Added: 23 Feb 2021
As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back bett…
ACHEMA live event postponed by nine months
Added: 18 Nov 2020
Further updates to our event horizon include a nine-month postponement of ACHEMA to April 2022, on …
Self-watering soil could transform farming
Added: 9 Nov 2020
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the mos…
Food fraud in China opens the market to EU products
Added: 9 Nov 2020
There is wide distrust among the general public within China regarding food and safety throughout t…
Sprat, mollusks and algae: our future flexitarian diet?
Added: 22 Oct 2020
Could you shelve meat to help save the planet? For those of us who can't quite bring ourselves to c…
Science and scientists held in high esteem across the globe
Added: 1 Oct 2020
As the world looks to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments a…
Advanced Engineering and Lab Innovations: visitors are in safe hands
Added: 31 Jul 2020
The UK Government has recently endorsed the reopening of conferences and exhibitions, releasing a s…
Wellcome Trust on the hunt for best public engagement
Added: 16 Oct 2019
The Wellcome Trust has launched an initiative to find the best examples of public engagement projec…
PM reintroduces graduate visa
Added: 18 Sep 2019
A new work visa introduced by Boris Johnson’s government will allow international science students …
US environmental agency to end animal testing by 2035
Added: 18 Sep 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency will phase out animal testing of chemical products by 2035, …
Intestinal microbiota shows potential as diagnostic tool
Added: 10 Sep 2019
The composition of intestinal microbiology can influence chances of developing bowel cancer, resear…
Drought-resistant cereal gene isolated
Added: 2 Sep 2019
Plant scientists have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley that could lea…
Ancient yeast leavens bread
Added: 7 Aug 2019
A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.
UK food safety company partners cannabis producer
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…
Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…
Lab-grown insect meat
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Researchers have outlined proposals for lab-grown insect meat as an alternative to harmful livestoc…
