Latest News
Decades of research brings quantum dots to brink of widespread use
Added: 18 Aug 2021
A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloi…
Food or sex? Fruit flies give insight into decision-making
Added: 17 Aug 2021
Individuals are likely to prioritise food over sex after being deprived of both, according to resea…
Study debunks myth that carnivores roam wild in absence of humans
Added: 13 Aug 2021
As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in urban …
COVID-19 may impact fight-or-flight response in young adults
Added: 9 Aug 2021
New collaborative research using microneurography suggests COVID-19 may alter the fight-or-flight r…
Get ready for Lab Awards 2021
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Brand new in 2021, the Lab Awards will be taking place at the ICC in Birmingham on the evening of N…
Visitor registration has now opened for CHEMUK 2021
Added: 5 Aug 2021
Visitor registration has now opened for CHEMUK 2021, the UK chemical industries national expo, bein…
All eyes on Lab Innovations 2021
Added: 5 Aug 2021
At Lab Innovations, the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the laboratory industry, professionals, s…
Fruit compound may have potential to prevent and treat Parkinson's disease
Added: 2 Aug 2021
Researchers have added to evidence that the compound farnesol, found naturally in herbs, and berrie…
Are all mammals just copy cats? Felines to play a key role in human genetics
Added: 30 Jul 2021
The feline genome is ordered similarly to humans according to one veterinary medicine expert. So, c…
Gene variant discovery could help treat Alzheimer's and other degenerative brain disorders
Added: 29 Jul 2021
New research suggests early changes in brain metabolism may explain the neurodegeneration suffered …
New shape-changing materials brings soft robotics to life
Added: 23 Jul 2021
Imagine opening up a book of nature photos only to see a kaleidoscope of graceful butterflies flutt…
One drug to treat them all: towards a 'master' coronavirus treatment
Added: 22 Jul 2021
Researchers seek and find that precious drug-binding pocket that is so essential to the coronavirus…
Wearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions
Added: 22 Jul 2021
A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people wi…
Imaging technique could become treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Added: 19 Jul 2021
Engineering researchers who set out to develop technology capable of localising and imaging blood c…
Demystifying plant biostimulants for selection based on crop growing goals
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plant biostimulants have now been categorised by into eight classes based on their modes of action.…
Unlocking the value of data in Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN)
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Pharma companies, personnel involved in data standards, and ELN (electronic notebook) vendors are b…
New report recommends antibody testing within the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Antibody testing can be used to identify the minority of people who have a sub-optimal response to …
Real milk, real cheese - no cows required
Added: 8 Jul 2021
Will 'animal-free' AI driven processing replace 'plant-based' dairy products? An Israeli start-up i…
Breakthrough for tracking RNA with fluorescence
Added: 7 Jul 2021
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in developing a method to …
Tissue autografting turns pulp fiction into pulp reality
Added: 6 Jul 2021
One of the most challenging medical conditions is serious loss of tissue. Unlike certain animals, h…
