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An edit for good?

April 9, 2019
Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling...

The quest to go quantum

April 1, 2019
Dotted around the UK, scientists are slowly but surely turning quantum research into commercial products. Jonathan Chadwick met up with a team at Sussex University who think they can beat...

Making a human connection

March 25, 2019
As organ-on-a-chip technology advances at pace, the next step is to connect them and understand a new drug’s effects on the entire human body – without having to go to...

The nanotech of the magnetosome

March 15, 2019
When it comes to the understanding of the nanoscience behind some deeply mysterious magnetic microbes, neutrons are vital says Dirk Honecker…  Perhaps one of the lesser-known processes that occurs on our...

Future Circular Collider: Is it worth it?

March 8, 2019
Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...

Future Circular Collider: What is it?

March 8, 2019
Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...

The bigger the better

March 4, 2019
A UK-wide prohibition on the use of plastic microbeads in some cosmetic and personal care products came into effect in 2018, but what fundamental lessons can we learn from this...

Down on the farm

February 28, 2019
The complex balance of species which live in and around farmland are vulnerable to climate change – but we really know very little about how farm biodiversity interacts. Here Darren...

The era of monetised DNA?

February 21, 2019
The next generation of genomics platforms will usher in a personalised healthcare revolution, but will they also allow individuals to monetise their DNA? You better believe it says Dr Axel...

An affirmation of alternatives

February 11, 2019
As concern over the reliability of commercially available antibodies continues to grow, we ask: when is an antibody not an antibody? When it is an affimer – Ryan Hannan and...

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