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Discovering Extinct Species in Your DNA

The human genome is full of genetic sequences from extinct species. These “ghost” lineages uncover more about evolution.

19 Jan 2022

What has COP26 taught us about Sustainable Agriculture?

From October 31st to November 13th 2021, COP26, was held in Glasgow and presided by the UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma.

19 Jan 2022

Seed Storing- Protecting the Future of Food

Storing seeds allows for the long-term preservation of genetic diversity that can ensure crop viability in the case of natural disasters.

16 Jan 2022

Cultured Meat During the Climate Crisis

Cultured meat has been growing in popularity as a result of improved greenhouse gas emission efficiency of production promised by this alternative.

15 Jan 2022

The Future of Seaweed Farming

Developing new agricultural practices or improving existing ones in the face of a growing world population is key to limiting food insecurity.

14 Jan 2022

The Use of Marine Invertebrates in Drug Discovery

The earth offers a bountiful source of compounds for the development of novel drugs. This article looks at using marine invertebrates in drug discovery.

13 Jan 2022

How Can Proteins Help Organisms to Tell the Time?

Almost every living thing on Earth has a circadian rhythm, an innate biological clock that has developed in response to natural time patterns.

12 Jan 2022

How to Reduce your Food Waste

Food waste is one of the major concerns facing humans today. This article looks at different ways in which you can reduce your food waste.

11 Jan 2022

Feeding the Future; Ensuring Food Security for All

Food insecurity is one of the biggest humanitarian issues the world currently faces. This article looks at how we can ensure food security for all.

11 Jan 2022

A Forensic Perspective on Building Collapses

Building collapses are a tragedy to the communities in which they occur. Therefore, forensic investigations into why buildings collapsed are vitally important to preventing future collapses.

10 Jan 2022

What is Bioprinting?

3D bioprinting uses bioinks constructed from cells and other biocompatible materials rather than traditional inks to create living structures.

9 Jan 2022

What is Biosafety and Why is it Important?

Biosafety is the implementation of specific practices and procedures to enable a country to safely and effectively work with potentially infectious microorganisms.

8 Jan 2022

Could CBD Help to Treat Opioid Addiction?

Recently, a study revealed the potential therapeutic benefit of CBD in reducing drug craving and anxiety in individuals recently abstinent from heroin use.

7 Jan 2022

Insight into Rational Drug Design

The traditional drug design programs that were the sole route to drug discovery prior to the 1960s relied on lengthy processes of screening thousands of natural and synthetic compounds to test for activity.

6 Jan 2022

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture

The global agricultural industry is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and, therefore, drastic changes to agricultural processes must be instated.

5 Jan 2022

How has COVID-19 Affected Food Security?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the global food insecurity problem, a new United Nations study reports.

4 Jan 2022

How can Snake Venom Help Aid Drug Discovery?

A team of scientists based at Bangor University have made a discovery that has kick-started explorations into creating new therapeutics from snake venom.

3 Jan 2022

How can we End Hunger?

Goal number two of the United Nation’s (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) is to achieve zero hunger. This article looks at how we can achieve it.

2 Jan 2022

Science behind Immunoassays

Immunoassays (IAs) are extremely important bioanalytical methods that are used to quantify analytes ranging from small molecules to macromolecules.

1 Jan 2022

Immune Responses to Implants

Research revealed that all implants trigger immune reactions, and 35% of individuals with implants require a secondary operation to replace it owing to such reactions.

31 Dec 2021