All Molecular Biology
How to orchestrate your drug discovery journey
Added: 14 May 2021
In this practical discussion, Dr Anis H Khimani looks at sustainable approaches to drug screening t…

Redefining ‘druggability’ with multi-modal target ID screening
Added: 7 May 2021
As drug discovery demands ever closer analysis to ensure quality and validation of drug targets, Dr…

COVID-19: Testing times for laboratories
Added: 7 May 2021
Following what may have felt like a slow uptake of voluntary third-party laboratory testing support…

Trust-based not-for-profit biobank platform will offer left-over biosamples to biotech and Pharma researchers
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Left-over clinical material like blood samples and excised tissue may be medical waste, but it can …

Some like it hot - our May/June issue cover story on thermophiles as biotechnological targets
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Thermophiles are fascinating microorganisms that include fungi, algae, cyanobacteria, and protozoa.…

Designing healthy diets with mathematical modelling and computer analysis
Added: 22 Apr 2021
When it comes to diets, no one size fits all. Now, researchers have demonstrated a the ability to a…

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the secret of the hunger switch in the brain
Added: 21 Apr 2021
Ever stood at your refridgerator staring into it and wishing you could switch off the hunger pangs …

Expansion microscopy: Imaging biological samples at nanoscale using an ordinary light microscope
Added: 9 Apr 2021
Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological s…

Advancing our understanding of life's design rules: seven genes tame simple synthetic cell division
Added: 6 Apr 2021
Recent results in cellular engineering bring us one step closer to understanding the fundamental de…

Bringing DNA sequencing to the frontlines in the fight against anti-microbial resistance
Added: 10 Mar 2021
The future may see DNA sequencing as a routine bacterial diagnostic technique in hospitals and clin…

Laboratory Management: Monitoring the cold chain
Added: 5 Mar 2021
With many COVID vaccines relying on ultra-low temperature storage, Matt Feeny explains why and how …

Resistance is rarely futile - reinvigorating the AMR ecosystem
Added: 5 Mar 2021
Might we defeat our oldest enemy in fighting one of the newest? Peter Jackson looks at how lessons …

Unleashing the power of digital image analysis
Added: 1 Mar 2021
The practice of image analysis has been evolving for years, but the UK’s lockdown has hit fast-forw…

Excellent standards drive commercial demand in bioproduction
Added: 22 Feb 2021
Protein biochemist, Dr Bernd Gerhartz, tells the story of how he and his team established a new str…

Unveiling the twist in cell-to-cell signal transport using cryogenic electron microscopy
Added: 18 Feb 2021
It seems chemical signals move through cells in a similarly controlled fashion to shoppers moving t…

“Let’s not wait another 100 years to collaborate” appeals President of The Pistoia Alliance
Added: 16 Feb 2021
The breakthroughs in vaccine development that have been achieved in just ten months clearly demonst…

Foundational science of the future
Added: 13 Jan 2021
Traditionally pharma has been focused on developing small molecules and chemicals. Here, David Ferr…

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
Added: 6 Jan 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three time…

To improve reproducibility; look first to pipetting
Added: 4 Jan 2021
With years of experience and expertise with pipettes, Gustavo Chavarria outlines pipetting factors …

Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully…