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Why we need a science of science
Added: 25 Nov 2019
At the launch of a new initiative to understand how research is funded, practiced and evaluated, Pr…
Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em think…
Added: 11 Nov 2019
The Ig Nobel awards ceremony is a highlight of the scientific calendar with its celebration of unco…
Time to reconcile science and philosophy
Added: 4 Nov 2019
Despite close historical ties, philosophy and science have had a bumpy relationship in the modern e…
More power to you
Added: 28 Oct 2019
Our need for battery power is insatiable and current lithium-ion anode technology just won’t cut it…
A bad acid trip
Added: 21 Oct 2019
Ocean acidifcation, the lesser known relative of global warming, causes particular damage to coral …
Innovation and sustainability for your lab
Added: 14 Oct 2019
Source new technologies, future-proof your laboratory and find out ways to make procurement sustain…
It’s in the blood
Added: 7 Oct 2019
Despite – or perhaps because of – its importance, some of the world’s most deadly diseases have the…
Law and disorder
Added: 23 Sep 2019
We have been working on Alzheimer’s for a long time… so where are all the therapeutic drugs? Here D…
Defending our last line
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Swift action is vital in the battle against AMR. But as our last lines of defense begin to fall to …
Matter over mind
Added: 10 Sep 2019
Materials science and nanotech are vital for developing implantable microdevices but there are seve…
Forensics in crisis?
Added: 2 Sep 2019
A drop in forensics R&D funding and no central body for forensics services is putting justice in je…
A mysterious relationship
Added: 28 Aug 2019
It is hardly a secret that obesity continues to emerge as a pandemic, but less well known is the bi…
Knowing a lot about very little
Added: 19 Aug 2019
The potential of nanomedicine to tackle many diseases is immense, but we really don’t know much abo…
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…
Beyond the code
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Genomics has been revolutionary – but have we forgotten cell biology in the push for an ever more r…
A real growing concern
Added: 5 Jul 2019
Injuries to the spinal cord have always been associated with little or no hope of regaining lost fu…
Making CAR-T affordable and accessible
Added: 27 Jun 2019
To fulfil the live saving potential offered by CAR-T therapies to blood cancer patients, the next s…
The master manipulator
Added: 24 Jun 2019
Disrupting cellular communications, altering blood vessels and hijacking the immune system – metast…
Terraforming Mars: A giant leap too far?
Added: 17 Jun 2019
SpaceX plans to send humans to Mars by 2024 and establish a Martian city by 2050 but how plausible …
