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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…