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Kind to animals, kind to plants… lab’s ethical fragrance

March 5, 2023
Scientists funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) have turned parfumiers, producing a natural but cruelty free scent in the lab.

Northern Ireland deal appears to boost UK’s Horizon Europe hopes

March 1, 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s achievement of an agreed new Northern Ireland protocol with his European Union counterparts looks likely to pave the way for the UK’s continued involvement in the...

From petri dish to dinner plate

February 27, 2023
Lab grown meat is developing into a multibillion pound industry but scaling up has challenges, explains Liz Fletcher.

First female Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela set to assume role in weeks

February 23, 2023
Newly-appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Professor Dame Angela McLean will take over from her predecessor Sir Patrick Vallance on 1 April.

A coordinated advance

February 20, 2023
Deep virology knowledge, urgency and partnership form the crucible for rapid antibody development to combat respiratory virus infection, explains Paul Kellam.

Replicating viruses work together to thwart opponents

February 19, 2023
New research into the cooperative and competitive behaviour of viruses in the human body could help shed light on methods for tackling pandemic events.

A guarantee of security?

February 6, 2023
One of Europe’s leading microbiologists wants EU legislators to follow the UK’s lead and relax the rules for the gene editing of common crops, reports Dermot Martin.

UK research teams share £2.5 million kidney funding boost

February 3, 2023
Fourteen projects focused on kidney disease treatment are to share one of the most sizeable funding donations ever made by the UK’s largest charity working in the field.

Science reveals why Roy Keane’s like a Rottweiler

February 1, 2023
What does Roy Keane have in common with a Rottweiler? Physiologically, quite a lot – or rather a shared vulnerability to cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture.

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