Tackling the Silent Crisis in Cancer Care

Radiotherapy and imaging are vital in cancer care, but there is large inequality in access between low-middle and high-income countries. New technologies may improve the situation.

Research in Latin America

Latin American science is on the move. At #LINO18, Alaina Levine spoke to some outstanding young scientists from the region.

The Unbearable Lightness of Neutrinos

They’ve been the butt of many a science-fiction joke and are incredibly difficult to investigate: neutrinos. Now, a new experiment has begun in south-west Germany to pinpoint their exact mass.

Organs-On-A-Chip: The Future of Drug Testing?

The microfluidic cell culture chips – about the size of a USB stick – could reduce the need for animal experiments.

CRISPR-Cas: The Holy Grail Within Pandora’s Box

Few molecular techniques have had such an impact on the scientific community and the public alike as the CRISPR-Cas gene-editing tool. What future diagnostic and medical potential does the tool hold?

Visualising the Genome’s 3D Code

How researchers map chromatin’s loops and tangles seeking clues to some of the largest questions in genome biology

Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Technology

Young economist Demelza Hays on the development and mechanics of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology

The Ageing Brain

Everyone does it, we barely understand it, and as of now, there is no way of stopping it: ageing. What causes our downfall as we get older and can we stop it?

Molecules at Near-Atomic Resolution

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 is awarded for the develpment of cryo-EM. Let’s shine the spotlight on the Nobel Laureates.

In Sync: Gut Bacteria and Our Inner...

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discoveries about the circadian clock. Exciting new research based on these findings shows that our inner clock talks to the bacteria in our gut – and that the bacteria talk back.