This Week In Science (14/03/2025)
Felix's weekly digest of Science news
The human antibiotic factory
Recent publications have shed light on the human proteasome’s role in natural antibiotic production.
This Week In Science (07/03/2025)
Felix's weekly digest of Science news
The state of the European healthcare industry
Felix sat down with Imperial graduate and life sciences consultant Sayak Bhattacharya to discuss the state of the pharmaceutical industry.
Ozempic: more than a weight-loss drug
Studies suggest that Ozempic has been found to reduce alcohol cravings, cigarette smoking, and obesity-related cancers.
Anglerfish spotted in Canary Islands
An anglerfish has gone viral on social media after a team of researchers based in the Canary Islands on January 26th spotted the fish weaving its way to the surface of the ocean. Anglerfish are bony fish, which have a distinctive luminescent fin ray acting as a lure for other
Plastic ice seen with elastic-neutron scattering
While on Earth we mostly encounter the hexagonal, crystalline ice (like ice cubes, glaciers, snow), there are at least 20 other known ice phases, many of which have merely been theorised to exist in particular temperature and pressure conditions. One of those is plastic ice, which differs from "conventional&
Just Changing Approvals...
Science Editor James Desmet explores the EU’s new unionising clinical trial assessment criteria.
Trump’s war on DEI threatens scientific research
Universities and researchers are self-censoring to protect their funding
Molecules to miracles: a chemical biology revolution
The breakthrough drug therapies that redefined disease treatment
This Week in Science (14/02/2025)
A wobbly planetary core and a dinosaur with sloth-like hands
Why nuclear energy shouldn’t be the solution
Much of the public is afraid of nuclear power. Four or five high-profile disasters over the last century — not to mention the constant spectre of atomic weapons — weigh heavily on the global conscience. Nuclear energy has a grim reputation. There is a growing opinion, however, that these fears are entirely