June 28, 2025

Global warming is enhancing the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil microbes, warns a new report.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Covid-19, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Policy, Soil Science

April 14, 2025

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) plays a crucial role in engineering advanced materials but accurate results require careful sample preparation and transport, advises Britta Siefer.

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials

Biology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Materials, Materials Science, Microbiology

October 28, 2024

Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations, especially with small particles. Emerging methods such as holographic imaging and fluorescent dyes show promise, yet further...

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, In Depth, Materials, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Policy

August 10, 2024

The Bezos Earth Fund has awarded a UK medical institution a £1,200,000 grant to tackle livestock-methane, responsible for an estimated 14% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Environmental, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Zoology

July 13, 2024

The Royal Society of Biology and the Pirbright Institute have launched a new professional registration scheme for specialists in biorisk.

Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Health & Safety, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Virology

June 8, 2024

New technology pioneered by an Italian company working with University of Birmingham scientists could provide an innovative and sustainable approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy

April 28, 2024

A combination of spectroscopy and computer simulations have revealed how pyramidal molecules are able to move over surfaces.

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

March 11, 2024

Little more than a year since its win at the Lab Awards, Cytecom has secured an NIHCR contract to take its bacterial detection application through the first stage of clinical...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical

March 3, 2024

Radio waves have been successfully harnessed to provide a less traumatic means to alter the DNA of bacteria cells.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Environment, Genetics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy

February 11, 2024

A joint team from Aston and Warwick universities and the University of Warwick have won nearly £2 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Policy