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You are never too successful for lunch

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Everyone knows that the fulcrum around which a successful lab swings is, of course, lunch. But what…

Advancing a technical career

Added: 12 Aug 2019

Is your team motivated, professional, adaptable, connected, and competent?

Brexit: No-deal is a bad deal for UK science

Added: 9 Aug 2019

In a video livestreamed from his desk at Downing Street on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson a…

Ancient yeast leavens bread

Added: 7 Aug 2019

A 4,500-year-old strain of yeast sampled from ancient Egyptian pottery has been used to bake bread.

UK food safety company partners cannabis producer

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 2)

Added: 5 Aug 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Reproducibility crisis

Added: 23 Jul 2019

Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the rep…

Pea gin reduces CO2 emissions

Added: 12 Jul 2019

Alcohol fermented from the starch of peas instead of wheat could offer a greener form of gin produc…

Glorious celebration of imposters

Added: 17 Jun 2019

Ever wondered, despite all your scientific expertise, if you’ll be uncovered as a fraud? Don’t worr…

Just play the game

Added: 10 Jun 2019

Games have never been more popular – but can they really help in the teaching of science? You bet y…

We’ll drink to that

Added: 3 Jun 2019

Dr Leonardo Chiappisi and Dr Isabelle Grillo are fascinated with the popular Italian liquor limonce…

Moral morsels

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It is a troubling business. The simple act of lifting a morsel to your mouth is now fraught with di…

Space salad

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 18 Feb 2019

Researchers are developing self-contained planters with the aim of growing beans in space in 2021. …

Fishy study links seafood to prevention of Parkinson's

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 14 May 2018

A new study from Sweden suggests the link between consumption of fish and better long-term neurolog…

Global food project launched

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 11 Jul 2017

A large scale research project into global food system resilience has been launched at the Universi…

Carbon and sugar tax could ‘significantly’ improve population health

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 16 Feb 2016

Health benefits could be achieved by both a carbon and sugar tax on food and drink in the UK, accor…

Food allergies better understood

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 10 Feb 2016

Scientists have taken a step closer to explaining food allergies, especially those in children.

Meat-cooking compounds increase the risk of kidney cancer

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 7 Dec 2015

Following a recent report by WHO suggesting the consumption of red and processed meat can increase …

Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 25 Nov 2015

The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…