Chinese biotechnology firm Ascletis Pharma, which focuses on antiviral, cancer and fatty acid diseases, has appointed former Novartis global head Handan He as CSO.
Curiosity-driven, fundamental science and the applied sciences have often had a slightly tense relationship because they are competing for funds and attention, and the applied sciences have the advantage of being able to promise prompt payback.
A study of the origins of life on Earth is at best a challenging enterprise. Since life first emerged on our planet some 4bn years ago, it is now impossible to establish precisely where, when and how this occurred.
In 1910, the French magazine Les Hommes du Jour, literally Men of the Day, published a cover article about Marie Curie, entitled Madame Pierre Curie.
In the second half of the last century, the chemical industries were under attack and blamed for causing adverse effects to humans and the environment.
With the looming threat of more drug-resistant pathogens, scientists are looking to untapped resources and ecosystems to find new antimicrobial compounds, Vanessa Zainzinger reports
Keeping below the inter-nationally agreed 2°C climate change target will not only require a transform-ation in global food systems, but also in consumer diets, according to Dhanush Dinesh, Global Policy Engagement Manager at the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Liquid metal alloys can be used to remove pollutants as well as capture carbon from CO2 emissions. The alloys can be cheaply produced in a low-tech environment, while consuming little energy, researchers in Australia report.
The University of St Andrews has received a £12m boost from the UK’s Faraday Institution to create a safe Na-ion battery with high performance, low cost and a long cycling life.
Farmers could soon benefit from a big boost in corn yields thanks to the development of new shorter and more resilient varieties of its corn.