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Lab and fieldwork combine to ensure Beauty moth is a little less rare

January 6, 2025
An experimental combination of captive breeding and habitat management has seen one of the UK’s rarest moth species more than double its numbers at a key population site.

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December 20, 2024
Scientist and presenter Dr Chris van Tulleken explains why eating is like an arms race as he prepares to deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, while we present this year’s...

Greener diagnostics: The sustainable revolution

December 17, 2024
From eco-friendly materials to innovative technologies such as spectroscopy, molecular diagnostics is evolving to reduce its environmental footprint while improving accessibility and efficiency. Rachel Sully explains how rethinking materials, workflows...

Making tough choices digestible

December 16, 2024
"To eat is to compete in an arms race," says Dr Chris van Tulleken, whose thoughts on evangelising through science, engaging food producers and self-experimentation promise another absorbing series of...

Organ on a chip tracks gut-to-brain toxins for Parkinson’s clues

December 16, 2024
Researchers have developed a new multiple organ-on-chip system to help study how neurotoxins move from the gut to the brain.

Stick-on monitor offers cheap and precise warning system for critical conditions, say researchers

December 16, 2024
A novel breathing monitor created by university and commercial partners is capable of providing a low cost, accurate early warning system for a range of critical conditions, claim its inventors.

Biobanks: a vital investment in precision medicine

December 8, 2024
Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia’s are providing deeper understanding of the factors influencing public health and diseases, explains PacBio’s Neil Ward.

British Heart Foundation Heart Hero Awards highlight breakthrough pioneers

December 8, 2024
Cardiovascular research pioneer professor Adam Greenstein has been awarded the prestigious Research Story of the Year prize for devising a potential new approach to treating vascular dementia at the British...

New body aims to deliver on chemicals sector green pledge

December 8, 2024
A new body designed to speed the transition to sustainable chemicals and materials in the UK has been officially launched, a move likely to drive further lab science resource investment...

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