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

January 30, 2023

Good asset management ensures that key considerations such as validation, compliance and maintenance do not intrude on the essential work being carried out by your lab, says Kevin Keras.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biotech, Comment And Analysis, Health & Safety, Pharmaceutical, Policy

January 30, 2023

Familiarity with online media hasn’t made Russ Swan any fonder of it.

Comment And Analysis, Policy

January 23, 2023

Data’s vital to the modern lab but attracts unwanted attention. Proper cybersecurity is paramount, says Emily Newton.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

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

January 23, 2023

Matthew Partridge wonders where does a shorter working week leave that staple of the lab, the weekend experiment. Probably increasing by a day…

Chemistry, Life Sciences

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

January 16, 2023

The latest iteration of the International System of Units has been a long time coming, explains Richard Brown, and it’s necessary if we are to keep up with developments in...

Chemistry, Physics & Engineering

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Physics, Policy

January 9, 2023

With the 31 January 2023 switch to new EU Clinical Trial Regulations fast approaching, Werner Engelbrecht explains how trial sponsors and CROs can ensure they are prepared.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

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

January 9, 2023

Nitrogen pollution receives less environmental attention than it has merited, says Calum Preece, but smaller labs are now able to play their part.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Analytical Chemistry, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry

December 17, 2022

The rainforest makes a crucial contribution, says Brian J Ford but it does not produce the oxygen we breathe...

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Policy, Zoology

December 12, 2022

Periodic – A Game of The Elements amply rewards the challenge it presents, conclude Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner.

Chemistry, Comment And Analysis