French President Emmanuel Macron announced a set of reforms to France’s research system.Credit: Raphael Lafargue/Abaca Press via Alamy The French government has announced a series of measures to overhaul the country’s organization of research, which President Emmanuel Macron claims will reduce bureaucracy and place science “at the heart of political decision-making”. The reforms represent the…

Our ten favorite science books of the year covered everything from astronomy to undersea exploration. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz In the past 12 months, record-breaking wildfires burned across Canada, and a tragic blaze swept through Maui. A piece of an asteroid landed on Earth after an epic space mission, and artificial intelligence advanced in leaps…

Invaio Sciences has announced it has acquired Peptyde Bio, a company that discovers, designs and characterizes novel peptides for use in agriculture. The acquisition brings an established platform and IP portfolio that will enable Invaio to speed up the design and discovery of biologically active peptides that can protect crops from pests and disease in…

Published on Thursday, December 7, 2023 Team Members Arden Warner – Cofounder and partner, scientist, and inventor of the technology John Nelson – Cofounder and partner, business development, logistic and operations Gary Cullen – Partner, business development and legal affairs What does your company do? Natural Science has developed methods and technology for separating oil…

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has announced plans to develop new cities-focused science-based targets for nature, providing independent guidance on how city leaders can set effective goals for protecting and restoring nature. Confirmed on the sidelines of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai yesterday as part of a flurry of announcements on buildings, transport,…

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has announced plans to develop new cities-focused science-based targets for nature, providing independent guidance on how city leaders can set effective goals for protecting and restoring nature. Confirmed on the sidelines of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai yesterday as part of a flurry of announcements on buildings, transport,…

Plans to develop city-focused science-based targets that include nature and biodiversity have been unveiled by the Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) at an event at COP28, with the creation of a holistic framework covering the impact of cities top of the agenda. The Cities’ Science-Based Targets for Nature program is designed to help municipalities manage land…

More versatile genome editors are supplanting the CRISPR-Cas9 editing system (artist’s impression) for experimental treatments.Credit: Biolution GmbH/Science Photo Library Less than a month after the world’s first approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing therapy, researchers are hoping that the therapy will win its second authorization this week — this time from the United States, with its…

More versatile genome editors are supplanting the CRISPR-Cas9 editing system (artist’s impression) for experimental treatments.Credit: Biolution GmbH/Science Photo Library Less than a month after the world’s first approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing therapy, researchers are hoping that the therapy will win its second authorization this week — this time from the United States, with its…

Hundreds of early-career researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, nearly completing the official process required to do so. They plan to call on the agency — the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research — to improve pay and working conditions, and to bolster its…