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Put that snack down you fools!

April 3, 2019
For all those that partake in the occasional lab-based munch, Dr Matthew Partridge has some gentle advice for you… I have a confession. Despite years of terrible paper work, awful online...

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...

Making the Crick… tick

March 20, 2019
An intriguing invitation took Dr Emily Scott-Dearing behind the scenes of The Francis Crick Institute to create an exhibition celebrating the technicians, engineers and specialist staff that make the life-changing...

Spending a penny to battle pandemics

March 11, 2019
As the seat-belt light stubbornly refuses to go out, and the three G&Ts sunk even before the pilot even levelled out begin to nip at the bladder, a visit to...

Chameleon embryo

March 5, 2019
This incredible image was awarded 'Honorable Mention status in the 2018 Nikon Small World competition.

The bigger the better

March 4, 2019
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...

A word on Watson…

February 20, 2019
That a scientist who uncovered the very structure of the code of life should be called out on racism feels like a huge blow to the standing of biology. But...

Crop crisis

February 15, 2019
Regardless of where you stand on the ethics of GM food, one thing is undeniable – a recent decision by the European Court of Justice has made the job of...

Reading the immune system

February 14, 2019
It is a combination of academia and industry which is helping Aleksandr Kovaltsuk read the logbook of the immune system…In the last three decades, scientists have developed various techniques to...

Human neurons

February 6, 2019
This incredible image was awarded 'Image of Distinction' status in the 2018 Nikon Small World competition.

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