All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 18
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NewsEuropean food safety body to review BPA safety
EFSA will revisit data after studies suggest low exposures affect immune health
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ResearchZinc spark of life marks egg fertilisation
Human egg’s discharge of zinc into its surroundings at the moment of conception seen for the first time
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Countries ink Paris climate change agreement
Nearly 200 countries signed the global climate treaty that aims to limit temperature rises to ‘well below’ 2°C
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NewsCrispr-edited mushroom dodges regulation
Anti-browning mushroom developed using Crispr-Cas9 gene editing will not be regulated as a GMO by US agricultural agency
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ResearchGolden opportunity to fight blindness with bananas
Studies on ‘golden bananas’ may help researchers develop carotenoid-rich varieties to combat vitamin A deficiency
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Walter Kohn dies aged 93
Kohn was awarded the 1998 chemistry Nobel prize for developing density functional theory
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‘Anti-lobbying’ rule will not affect scientists, UK government says
Science minister confirms researchers are exempt from new rules affecting government grants
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ResearchMetal foam armour shatters bullets
Composite metal foams could form the basis for next-generation bulletproof armour
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NewsChemistry department to reopen at Swansea University
Swansea University will re-introduce degrees in chemistry in 2017, after a 12-year hiatus
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ResearchBuilding blocks of life made in space ice simulations
Complex sugars – including the ‘backbone’ of RNA – have been created in lab-made interstellar ice
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NewsEU plans tighter controls on BPA
Proposal would reduce the migration limit of bisphenol A in food packaging by 90%
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ResearchNew forms of 2D boron synthesised
Flat boron allotropes could find a future use in nanoelectronics
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News$1 billion x-ray laser upgrade begins at SLAC
Construction begins on world’s brightest x-ray laser
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BusinessGilead loses to Merck & Co in hepatitis C drug dispute
US court upholds Merck’s claim to patents related to blockbuster drugs
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NewsUK physical sciences body appoints first deputy chief executive
New Engineering and Physical Science Research Council post filled by Nottingham computing professor Tom Rodden
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NewsUniversity of Hawaii researcher loses arm in lab explosion
Accident occurred during routine preparation of cell growth medium but the cause is still unknown
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NewsHome Office unveils strategy to tackle UK forensics problems
Improving quality, strengthening the research base and centralising some services are among the UK government’s priorities for forensic science
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ResearchNew Horizon data reveals Pluto’s chemical make up
The latest observations from last year’s flyby provide a snapshot of the dwarf planet’s surface and atmosphere