All articles by Anthony King – Page 11
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NewsFears that US 'right to try' law could put patients at risk
Legislation will give terminally ill patients the option of taking medicines that have had little testing
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NewsWhy antibiotic pollution is a global threat
Rising antibiotic resistance caused by pollutants needs action
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Careers‘My video has six million views’
Biochemist Martina Hestericová on science communication and Instagram stardom
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ResearchSurgical sensor tracks healing and then simply fades away
Exceptionally sensitive biodegradable implant can sense strain and pressure on recovering tendons
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BusinessTakeda set to swallow Shire
Shire’s US revenue and rare diseases portfolio grab Japanese firm’s attention
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NewsLack of ambition in Europe’s next research programme disappoints
Horizon Europe will significantly increase funding for R&D but science organisations say it’s not enough
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NewsThe rich scientists get richer and the poor get poorer
Winning just one early career grant can mean picking up twice the funding over a decade
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NewsWhat you need to know about neonicotinoids
The latest on the concerns raised about the pesticides’ impact on bees
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NewsEU presidency puts lagging Bulgarian science in the spotlight
Meagre public funding and a fragmented research base means the nation is falling behind other member states
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BusinessBattery builders get the cobalt blues
Demand for battery metals surges on the back of a global appetite for electric vehicles
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NewsEuropean risk assessment slams neonicotinoids
EFSA analysis confirming harm to bees could lead to an outright ban on the pesticides
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NewsIllegal antibiotic combinations threaten efforts to battle antimicrobial resistance
Unapproved formulations make up two-thirds of combination therapies sold in India
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ResearchSoil search unearths new class of antibiotics
Malacidins have a novel mode of action and can kill MRSA
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ResearchDeadly component of centipede venom identified
Neurotoxin allows poisonous predator to subdue a mouse within half a minute
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ResearchFood additive may have given deadly bacterium its chance
Trehalose sugar offers competitive advantage to virulent strains of gut bacterium C. difficile
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NewsSwiss ordeal offers lessons for UK science hit by Brexit
Compromise on EU’s four freedoms is unlikely but fudges may be possible on some issues
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FeatureThe plant microbiome
The key to healthy plants is healthy microbiomes. Anthony King meets the crop scientists hoping to boost yields by managing microorganisms
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ResearchFossil isotopes reveal life’s diversity 3.5 billion years ago
Early microbes evolved distinct metabolisms based around hydrogen sulfide and methane
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BusinessEuropean drug regulator heads to Amsterdam
Brexit drives EMA to relocate, taking hundreds of jobs and significant expertise away from UK