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Immigration post-Brexit: A scientific viewpoint

February 26, 2019
We have used many column inches in Lab News to talk about immigration, but rather than focusing on current issues with immigration policy we have been looking at how a...

A word on Watson…

February 20, 2019
That a scientist who uncovered the very structure of the code of life should be called out on racism feels like a huge blow to the standing of biology. But...

Picking your way through deadlines

February 19, 2019
When is a deadline really a deadline? It is a tricky skill to learn, but learn it you must… otherwise you could end up wearing the visitors’ lab coat, says...

Crop crisis

February 15, 2019
Regardless of where you stand on the ethics of GM food, one thing is undeniable – a recent decision by the European Court of Justice has made the job of...

All aboard the space bus

February 12, 2019
This year could finally see mankind scratch that space-bound itch and develop commercial, manned space-flight. But, says Russ Swan, that may not be what it seems…   The age-old dream of spaceships...

An author, philosopher and mathematician walk into a bar…

February 5, 2019
Of all the unusual research we have covered over the years here on Science Lite – even we baulked at pitching this to the Editor. But pitch we did, and...

Here’s to a scientific icon

February 4, 2019
The United Nations has designated 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table to celebrate one of the most significant achievements in science.In March, it will be 150 years since the...

Show us the money

January 18, 2019
In what is a turbulent political time, CaSE has been working to support the cross-party desire to increase spending on research and development.The Government’s Industrial Strategy, published in late 2017,...

The human effect on biodiversity

January 9, 2019
The relationship between human activity and animal evolution is complex, but one thing we do know is that we have been bad for biodiversity...

Tough questions on ageing

January 8, 2019
There comes a time – and this must happen to everyone – when you suddenly notice you are old…or, at least, no longer young. And so it should be –...

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