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Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?

A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential breakthrough for materials science.

Sustainable sensor guards plant health and feeds the soil

Transplanted microbiota offers hope in fight against cotton disease threat

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

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Shall I compare thee to soft robotics…?

A scientific revelation regarding rose petals has been hailed by its discoverers as a potential breakthrough for materials science.

Sustainable sensor guards plant health and feeds the soil

Transplanted microbiota offers hope in fight against cotton disease threat

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

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Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil

Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…

Algae – a novel solution to the climate crisis?

The sweet sense of sustainability – repurposing sugar

Making a clean break from plastics

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Comment And Analysis

Game Theory: Ecosystem – Coral Reef

Like its namesake, Coral Reef is simple to appreciate but it’s challenging to master.

Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops

Adapting to growth in medical cannabis market

#DryLabsRealScience: Teaching practicals without labs

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Interviews

Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds

Following up on the wonderful photo story, ‘Botanical biodiversity banked’, published on our website last November in celebration of MSB’s 20th anniversary, we decided to ask Dr Chris Cockel what it…