March 5, 2023

As cell meat manufacture develops in the lab, science is increasingly impacting arable farming in the field. Agrigenomics seeks to transition production to counter climate and population pressures, outlines Neil...

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Genetics, Policy

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.

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology

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...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Forensics, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

February 27, 2023

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

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Food & Bev, Food & Beverage, Food and Drink, Food Science, Health

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.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Computational Chemistry, Covid-19, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy, Virology

February 20, 2023

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

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Covid-19, Genetics, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

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.

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Policy, Virology

February 6, 2023

If the day job leaves little space to stay abreast of happenings in the lab world, Twitter does have its uses…

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Materials, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Physics, Policy

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.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Environmental Chemistry, Food & Bev, Genetics, Geophysics, Pharmaceutical, Physiology

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.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Physiology