August 12, 2024

Xenobiotics – those chemical substances found within organisms but not naturally produced by them – are a significant part of Dr Narimantas __nas’ research at Vilnius University’s Life Sciences Centre...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy

August 10, 2024

Singapore’s National Precision Medicine (NPM) Programme and genomic sequencing leader PacBio have embarked on a project that aims to produce a more diverse reserve of reference genomes.

Biology, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics

August 10, 2024

The scientist responsible for confirming the identity of Richard III’s corpse has disproved a two centuries-old claim made on behalf of Germany’s most enigmatic Royal pretender.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Forensics, Genetics, Life Sciences

August 10, 2024

The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Zoology

August 6, 2024

The acronymitis virus has reached all corners of science. Russ Swan senses an opportunity…

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Physics, Policy

August 3, 2024

Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neurological diseases, suggests new research.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Parasitology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics

August 2, 2024

Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammoth annual bill for lost lab samples.

Biology, Biotech, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Policy

July 29, 2024

There was little chance of Archimedes losing his screw; things are very different today, reflects Matthew Partridge.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Policy

July 29, 2024

Advances in benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance instrumentation have brought the benefits of NMR spectroscopy without the associated time and money costs, explains Jürgen Kolz – providing a useful weapon against...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Atmospheric Chemistry, Biology, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy

July 29, 2024

Loss of taste is one of the many symptoms of dementia and one that not only impacts sufferers’ quality of life but can have serious implications for their health.

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pathology