The University of Surrey and Unilever are developing the next generation of 3D reconstructed human skin to help test cosmetic products and drugs.

Eleni Stavrinidou and her research group at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University, have used bioelectronics to influence transpiration in a tobacco plant, without harming the plant in any way. This is an important success, since plants do not repair damaged tissue as animals and humans do.

The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body. These populations affect our health, fertility, and even our longevity. But how do they get there in the first place?

One out of three people in a large survey showed signs of exposure to a pesticide called 2,4-D, according to a study published today by researchers at the George Washington University. This novel research found that human exposure to this chemical has been rising as agricultural use of the chemical has increased, a finding that raises worries about possible health implications.

Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have revealed in their new study that one can predict the bending energy value for disiloxane molecule in materials science with the assistance of a supercomputer and an ultra-fine simulation method.

Can weightlessness stop cancer from growing? One of the nine research projects that has been given the go-ahead for the new China Space Station scheduled for 2022 is designed to answer this exact question.

Lab Innovations will showcase at Birmingham’s NEC, 30 & 31 October, multiple options to help visitors future-proof their laboratories — from innovative products, to waste reduction and sustainability.

A group of Japanese and American researchers found that the Ptychodera flava, a worm-like marine organism capable of regenerating its entire head or body, draws on reprogramming-based mechanisms that help somatic cells in higher-order animals branch out into complete body parts.

Through extensive sampling and thorough taxonomic assessment scientists from Finland found two new species in Uganda and demonstrated the limitations of previous sampling efforts. Their focus was on a parasitoid wasp family and revealed a new large-sized insect species.

Human activities put heavy pressure on our oceans, and the Baltic Sea has a long history of eutrophication. This process has changed the chemistry of sediments at the bottom of the Baltic Sea so much that processes that counteract it are impeded. This is the finding of a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg.