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Have biofuels accelerated a food crisis?

Marketed as a solution to environmental degradation and our dependence on peak oil, biofuels once appeared a promising ‘green’, renewable energy source.

Category : Climate change, Environment, Features, Science.
Tags: Biofuel, Climate change, Developing countries, Economists, Food shortage, Oil, Renewable energy, Royal Society.

Posted on 20th May 20103 Comments

Labour and Tory ministers speak up for science

Former science ministers from Labour and Conservative parties have put aside political differences to urge the incoming Government to support science funding.

Category : Science.
Tags: Governance, Investment, research, Royal Society, Science Ministers.

Posted on 10th March 2010No Comments

Is the truth out there?

The chance of detecting extra terrestrial life is now greater than ever before, Lord Martin Rees told scientists two weeks ago at a Royal Society conference in London.

Category : Articles, Astronomy, Biology, England, Location, London, News articles, Science, UK.
Tags: alien, extraterrestrial, intelligent, life, planets, Royal Society, space.

Posted on 15th February 20101 Comment

Hacked DNA may lead to novel disease treatments

Our normal DNA sequence and the way it is read to make proteins can be altered thanks to research by Dr Jason Chin and his team.

Category : Articles, Biology, Biotechnology, England, Genetics, Health, Location, Medical research, News articles, Science, Technology, UK.
Tags: code, Crick, DNA, drugs, life, protein, Royal Society, unnatural.

Posted on 15th February 2010No Comments