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Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK 

March 28, 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened the door for the commercial development of gene-edited food in England.

Keener on greener

March 27, 2023
Sustainability was the core of Lab Innovations’ MyGreenLab/Laboratory News seminar series. In the first of a series looking back at some key talks, we report on Thermo Fisher Scientific’s contribution.

Colouring our view

March 20, 2023
The work of spectroscopy’s early pioneers continues to influence us today, says Brian J Ford, and in more ways than we might think.

Sustainably feeding the world with genomics-driven agriculture

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...

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.

Southampton University’s featherweight plans knockout blow for space debris

February 15, 2023
Southampton University researchers have successfully piloted the launch of a small scale plasma thruster intended to enable satellites to de-orbit safely.

UEA survey seeks to improve disabled access to lab professions

February 14, 2023
University of East Anglia researchers are appealing to participants nationwide to contribute to their survey into the state of disabled access in UK laboratories.

Weighing: the environmental impact

February 10, 2023
Labs are used to taking account of the effect of their processes on the environment but on a smaller scale it can affect them adversely too, as in the case...

Help us to open the lab to talent and disability

February 8, 2023
Katherine Deane explains how your input can ensure the Access All Areas project enables science to embrace an often overlooked area of diversity – disability inclusion in the laboratory environment.

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