A study conducted by scientist of the Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, proves the viability of recovering viral DNA from ancient samples, and shows the hepatitis B virus has been circulating in Europe for at least 7.000 years.

Tohoku University researchers have improved a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities. Their discovery could help improve the fabrication of materials for electric cars and solar cells.

Quality Metrics — Regulatory requirement or business opportunity? — Inspections yes, but only as many as necessary. The FDA has been acting on this principle for many years. With the recent FDA Quality Metrics Initiative, the agency is pushing ahead with this project and is trying to bring greater responsibility to the pharmaceutical industry.

Labvolution, the trade fair focusing on innovative lab equipment and laboratory workflow optimisation, is expected to take place from May 4 – 6, 2021 in Hannover, Germany. The show will be undertaking adequate safety and hygiene measures in the background of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The University of Nottingham has cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity.

Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India have highlighted in their new study a formula that can help probe black holes.

Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have discovered for the first time a protein that represents a central switching point in the aging process. It controls the life span of an individual — from the fly to the human being.

Scientists and clinicians at the Nottingham Trent University and University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust respectively have developed a new blood test which is capable of confirming whether a person has prostate cancer and if it is present, at what stage is it.

Scientists at the Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have identified a protein called sperm associated antigen 5 or Spag5 which if present in certain breast cancer patients indicates how they will respond to specific therapies.

Southern small-leaved oak forests are the habitats with a higher level of spider endemism in the Iberian Peninsula. A new study analyses the factors that affect biodiversity patterns of spider communities in the national park network of Spain, and explains the role of the environmental factors in the distribution of the biodiversity of this faunistic group in the peninsular territory.