It seems a long time ago now, but as the Covid-19 pandemic came to be taken seriously we were all urged to wash our hands thoroughly for at least 20 seconds. This book, by American doctor James Hamblin, was written before the Covid pandemic took over our lives but has an obvious relevance.
Author Eugene Cordes was so fascinated by the process of drug discovery that he decided to join the pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co after some 17 years as a chemistry professor at Indiana University, US.
Fossils of ancient humans are in limited supply, but molecular analysis plays a major role in revealing more about the lives of Stone Age hunters, including their diets and family trees, Michael Gross reports
A range of new bacteria-killing coatings are on the market, but how effective are they, and could they contribute to antibiotic resistance? Jasmin Fox-Skelly reports.
With the world embarking on the largest immunisation programme ever seen, Maria Burke reports on new approaches in oral, inhaled and skin patch-based vaccination. Read the full feature in C&I Magazine Issue 7/8 2021.
Cartilage has little to no regenerative ability, but synthetic tissues are already in the pipeline that match its properties, Katrina Megget reports. Read the full feature story in C&I Magazine.
A US study has shown that four key air pollutants are particularly damaging to crops, accounting for an average loss of 5% of maize and soya bean production over a ten-year period (Env. Res. Lett., doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac0fa4).
Swiss researchers have found an ‘unexpectedly high’ number of chemicals of potential concern in everyday plastic products. They claim a lack of transparency surrounding data on these products limits their safe management.
Trials of a new food supplement may offer hope to the 2% of the global population that suffer from psoriasis, researchers have reported. Read the C&I Magazine news story.