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"The prevailing culture in science is about competition and the lone brilliant-mind type scientist"
Plant geneticist Dame Ottoline Leyser talks to Alison Woollard about the difference between working with animal and plant genomes, and her work to make science more inclusive The Biologist 64(4) p16-19 Dame Ottoline Leyser is a professor of plant...
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‘I’m ridiculously positive about the media’s coverage of COVID-19’
which quotes or which scientists we favour. However, one of the biggest reasons for the controversies over MMR and GM was that the scare stories were originating from scientists. So in those cases – and it still happening with COVID where scientists...
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‘I’m ridiculously positive about the media’s coverage of COVID-19’
which quotes or which scientists we favour. However, one of the biggest reasons for the controversies over MMR and GM was that the scare stories were originating from scientists. So in those cases – and it still happening with COVID where scientists...
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Prime Minister recognises UK biosciences as “extraordinary” and calls for reform for GM regulation
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP described the UK Biosciences Sector as “extraordinary.” In his first speech as Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP described the UK Biosciences Sector as “extraordinary.” Speaking in...
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The future of genetic tech: one rule for all in microbiology and biotechnology
Professor Ed Louis FRSB on consolidating the regulations covering a multitude of microbial genetic technologies September 8th 2021 As the UK Government consults on the regulation of genetic technologies, The Biologist has commissioned a group of new...
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It's time for rational regulation
Post-Brexit, the UK can lead on developing a sound regulatory system for emerging agricultural techniques The Biologist 64(4) p10 To many people, herbicide-resistant crops are synonymous with genetic modification and Monsanto. In reality, however, the...
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My Lab Unlocked: Professor Nigel Halford FRSB
Above: Nigel Halford FRSB (left) with Joe Oddy and Sarah Raffan. Professor Nigel Halford FRSB talks about his lab’s research on toxins found in products made from wheat, and how CRISPR can make food crops like wheat safer. December 13th 2021 My team is...
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Young scientists quiz key political figures at VOF 2023
Young and early career scientists were today given the chance to voice their questions about the future of science to MPs, ministers and Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor. Young and early career scientists were today given the chance to voice their...
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Crick Questions: Sir Paul Nurse
Sir Paul Nurse tells Tom Ireland about how the UK must overcome 'the UKIP factor' to attract the best overseas scientists, plus his plans for London's new 'superlab', the Francis Crick Institute The Biologist 61(6) p32-35 Sir Paul Nurse is president of...
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Do It Yourself
Tom Ireland explores the world of 'DIY biology' - where interested amateurs conduct surprisingly complex experiments, including genetic engineering. The Biologist Vol 61(3) p12-15 The scientists behind the big genetics breakthroughs of the last century...
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Spotlight on: Sustainable agriculture
The Biologist Vol 62(1) p30-31 Sustainable agriculture uses the principles of ecology to make farming as efficient as possible with minimal or even positive environmental impact. It is the production of food or other plant or animal products using...
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Jonathan Montgomery: How do we decide what science should and shouldn’t do?
Jonathan Montgomery talks to Tom Ireland about chairing the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Not so long ago, the UK became the first country to approve the creation of 'three person babies' and already another genetic technique is in the news. Fast and...
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"I've jostled the system"
Image courtesy of the British Society for Immunology Dame Bridget Ogilvie Hon FRSB explains how a dramatic encounter with parasitic worms inspired her journey from rural Australia to Cambridge, and a range of high-profile roles in UK science The...
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Dame Bridget Ogilvie
Image courtesy of the British Society for Immunology Dame Bridget Ogilvie Hon FRSB explains how a dramatic encounter with parasitic worms inspired her journey from rural Australia to Cambridge, and a range of high-profile roles in UK science The...
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Molecular Biology: A Very Short Introduction
Aysha Divan and Janice A Royds Oxford University Press, £7.99 The concise nature of the books in this series leads to a high density of information without compromising readability. The first half of this little volume introduces the molecules,...
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RSB comments on PM's plan to 'cement the UK as a science superpower' by shaking up immigration rules for scientists
"It is not enough for the UK to be a possible destination; we must continue to be a popular one,” is at the heart of a response from the RSB to the Prime Minister’s new plans to introduce a fast-track visa route for scientists. It is not enough for the...
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Partnerships
Acting as one voice for the biosciences, the Royal Society of Biology has key partnerships with several sister organisations outside of our wide Member Organisation base, supporting their pan-science work. Links to their websites, a short synopsis and...
