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Inclusion and diversity given greater prominence in RSC prize reforms

Added: 29 Sep 2021

Efforts to make science a more inclusive and diverse place to learn and work are to be given annual…

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…

Better choices for health and wellbeing – for you and the planet

Added: 1 Oct 2021

With a significant trend towards more widespread acceptance of flexitarian plant-based diets, Adria…

Roll up! Roll up! Don’t miss out on Swan’s quantum soap box

Added: 30 Sep 2021

Wondering how the introduction of potential errors through unstable qubits can improve upon the acc…

What is AI’s role in the lab?

Added: 21 Sep 2021

In this article Gerald Law, one of this year’s exhibitors at Lab Innovations, evaluates the strengt…

Almost half of life science professionals say their understanding of quantum computing is still “beginner level”

Added: 22 Sep 2021

New results from a survey of life science professionals find that almost half classify their unders…

European Parliament votes in favour of EU plan to replace animal experiments with cutting-edge science

Added: 20 Sep 2021

The European Parliament has embraced an historic opportunity to take animal suffering out of the eq…

Sustainable vertical farming meets personalised nutrition

Added: 13 Sep 2021

A new project is set to bring sustainable vertical farming and personalised nutrition into the home…

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins in vaccines

Added: 13 Sep 2021

The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses complex glycan sugars to hide from the immune system. Tasked with product…

IoT across the pharmaceutical supply chain

Added: 16 Sep 2021

Following a challenging period of pharmaceutical supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic, E…

Think Deep, See Deeper - Free virtual organoid conference

Added: 20 Sep 2021

Announcing a three-day virtual event highlighting new organoid imaging technologies, supporting eme…

Groundbreaking technique may lead to discovery of 'fifth force'

Added: 13 Sep 2021

A group of researchers have used a groundbreaking new technique to reveal previously unrecognised p…

NHS takes steps to minimise impact of blood tube shortage

Added: 9 Sep 2021

The Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) has delivered a clarification statement regarding the sh…

UK vaccination programme: More to be done!

Added: 9 Sep 2021

Think tanks calls for Government to continue momentum from COVID-19 vaccination programme as winter…

Top 5 Questions to ask your Employer about Safe Workspaces

Added: 10 Sep 2021

Offices and laboratories are often close knit workspaces and as we have learnt that COVID-19 primar…

Microbial therapeutics: the new substitute for antibiotics

Added: 10 Sep 2021

Currently expanding at a staggering rate, the global microbial therapeutic products market is expec…

The sweet sense of sustainability – repurposing sugar

Added: 10 Sep 2021

As we all look to our waistlines, understanding more about healthy eating and seeking to make healt…

Extract an income from your commercial waste

Added: 6 Sep 2021

Convert your commercial waste into income generating products. To whet your appetite for his upcomi…