All Biological Sciences
New microscope uses photonics to gain insights into ‘superbugs’
Added: 25 Nov 2021
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner …
Quest to control our genes by the power of thought
Added: 22 Nov 2021
The power to control living cells by treating molecules as switches or transistors has been establi…
Pharmaceuticals and the environment: how can the industry put its best foot forward?
Added: 22 Nov 2021
In recent years, it has become more and more important to both consumers and investors that they su…
Olympus Image of the Year Award 2021
Added: 4 Nov 2021
Olympus has just launched its third Image of the Year contest and is accepting entries. Each year, …
Potential new treatment for COVID-19 identified
Added: 1 Nov 2021
Researchers have identified a potential new treatment that suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2…
How food and drink labs have adapted since COVID-19
Added: 27 Oct 2021
With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the mass stock-piling of food products like chicken…
Manufacture your own DNA... the easy way
Added: 26 Oct 2021
In this over-burdened global market, many laboratories may be struggling to access a reliable suppl…
Shape-shifting worm blob model could inspire future robot swarms
Added: 26 Oct 2021
Lumbriculus variegatus blackworms can aggregate into ‘blobs’ capable of collective movement. Resear…
Genomics study reveals ancient Arabian populations played a greater role in early human migration
Added: 25 Oct 2021
Researchers in Qatar have unveiled a high-resolution map of the genetic structure of Arab and Middl…
Scientists uncover a gene involved in sexual conflict in fruit flies
Added: 22 Oct 2021
Sexual conflict in fruit flies is governed by specifically wired neurons in the brain which have be…
New mechanism that regulates the spread of breast cancer discovered
Added: 22 Oct 2021
A research group at the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered a completely new mechanism tha…
Four challenges to overcome for AI to thrive in medical imaging
Added: 20 Oct 2021
With increased digitisation in medical clinics, comes increased reliance on AI-enabled tools to mor…
At last digital transformation is embraced by the healthcare industry
Added: 18 Oct 2021
The future of healthcare that we envision in 2040 will be a world apart from the current status quo…
Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Post Brexit, the UK is free to make its own decisions around genetic editing of food crops based on…
Adapting to growth in medical cannabis market
Added: 12 Oct 2021
In July 2021, proposals to liberalise the medicinal cannabis sector were put forward by UK governme…
Trans-disciplinary approaches reveal important disease transmission dynamics
Added: 4 Oct 2021
New research reveals the complex multi-host-species and multi-parasite-species disease transmission…
Algae – a novel solution to the climate crisis?
Added: 29 Sep 2021
By 2050, the world will need to produce 70% more food than in 2005, and will need 50% more fresh wa…
Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change
Added: 27 Sep 2021
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over …
New potential factor contributing to severity of COVID-19 identified
Added: 27 Sep 2021
Researchers have found that the so-called 'do not eat me', virus-induced signal protein, CD47, may …
Fitness beats weight loss for obesity-related health conditions
Added: 22 Sep 2021
New research finds that increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to…
