Biology
StepChange Innovations blog covers innovations and issues in biology
Camouflage colours inspired by nature
Another brilliant example of a new material for camouflage colour effects, inspired by nature. Scientists at the University of California have created a thin, flexible material that changes colour when stretched or bent. It has potential for the future of camouflage, Continue reading
Nobel Prizes 2013 for natural sciences awarded
The 2013 Nobel Prizes in natural sciences have been awarded by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In physics, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the theoretical model which gives mass to all particles. In chemistry, the Nobel Prize was awarded for pioneering work in computational chemistry. In medicine, the Nobel Prize was awarded for discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in cells. Continue reading
US Supreme Court stops patenting of human genes
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that human genes cannot be patented, drawing a red line between naturally occurring DNA sequences and artificial genes created in the lab. Continue reading
Teenager invents cheap and highly selective cancer diagnostics test
15 year old teenager Jack Andraka invented a pancreatic cancer test many times faster, considerably cheaper and more accurate than the current testing standard in today’s standard cancer diagnostics. Continue reading
Nobel Prizes 2012 in science awarded
The Nobel prizes 2012 in chemistry, physics and medicine have been awarded Continue reading