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Embracing the next stage of BTOM: The vital role of environmental health

Mark Elliott, President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, champions the critical role of environmental health in the next stage of the Border Target Operating Model.

Could 104 million year old fossil spines reveal the history of the sea?

What can fossil spines really tell us about ocean adaptation? Beneath the Ocean's surface, the earliest, most basic life forms on Earth emerged but...

From the empirical to the causal molecular: Understanding biology and genetics 

From empiricist to causal molecular understanding of life and back: Historical reflections on 19th and 21st-century epistemologies in biology The German American physiologist and experimental...

Magnetic and acoustic levitation to protect bioprint heart models against radiation

The new PULSE project utilising both magnetic and acoustic levitation claims to hold the key to bioprinting technology with potential applications in space and on Earth.

Evogene Ag-Seed Division awarded €1.2m Horizon grant to develop oil-seed crops

Evogene's Ag-Seed Division has been awarded a prestigious €1.2 million grant from the EU Horizon Program to develop innovative oil-seed crops with high carbon-dioxide assimilation and enhanced drought tolerance.

Universal receptor system allows customizable immunotherapies for cancer

A universal receptor system that enables T cells to recognize any cell surface target has been created by University of Pittsburgh researchers, which could revolutionise customizable immunotherapies for treating cancer and other diseases.

Is cultured meat grown from animal cells realistic enough in taste?

Researchers growing fat tissue from cells to make cultured meat have successfully developed a similar texture to natural meat grown in animals.

Genomics research to benefit human health

Open Access Government discerns some of NHGRI’s work, part of the NIH in the U.S., concerning genomics research to benefit human health.

Could artificial cells make our future more energy efficient?

Researchers believe energy-generating synthetic organelles could sustain artificial cells and improve energy efficiency.

Biofuels as petroleum alternatives: Closing the carbon cycle with bacteria

Finding a way to close the carbon cycle is crucial in our steps towards a greener planet; researchers believe that filtering out petroleum and utilizing other options like biofuels we can help reduce our CO2 emissions.

Understanding amyloid beta and Alzheimer’s disease: the key to helping AD patients

Efforts to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) by targeting Amyloid beta (Aβ) assemblies should be continued, but the strategies should be altered dramatically.

Understanding Amyloidosis, a group of rare diseases

In this interview, Abbas Kanani, MRPharmS, Superintendent Pharmacist at Chemist Click, tells us about amyloidosis, a group of rare diseases in which abnormal proteins deposit as amyloid in tissues and organs.

Documenting plant organ development with open source software

INRAE researchers have devised a new way to document leaf and plant organ development using open source software.

Which invasive species could threaten the UK’s Overseas Territories?

Researchers predict which invasive species could pose a future threat to the UK’s Overseas Territories in order to conserve these rare environments.

The Ryugu asteroid holds a key to understanding solar system formation

Samples from the 162173 Ryugu asteroid collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft could help us understand the chemical composition of the solar system.

Ancient Siberian genomes reveal previously unknown hunter-gatherer population

Researchers uncover ancient Siberian genomes which reveal a previously undescribed group of early hunter-gatherer population in Neolithic Altai-Sayan region.

Exploring the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)

Gail Dianne Lewis, the Senior Principal Scientist at Discovery Oncology Genentech, Inc. analyses the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.

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