Understanding the evolution of maternal stress effects and seemingly maladaptive outcomes

Understanding the evolution of maternal stress effects and seemingly maladaptive outcomes

Dr Michael Sheriff outlines how maternal stress effects may have evolved and explains seemingly maladaptive offspring responses. Changes in the maternal phenotype can act as...
Electronic cigarettes – seeing through the smoke

Electronic cigarettes – seeing through the smoke

BAT explains how they are working to promote a clear and transparent landscape for research on E-cigarettes. Millions of people around the world are using...
A new view of the high-energy sky

Studying the origin of cosmic rays for a new view of the high-energy sky

The University of Maryland’s Department of Physics explores the high-energy universe with the HAWC Gamma Ray Observatory. One of the great mysteries of the last...
How can the EU adopt a circular economy approach to plastics?

How can the EU adopt a circular economy approach to plastics?

Antonino Furfari from Plastics Recyclers Europe highlights the key challenges to be overcome in order to make all plastics fit into the EU’s circular...
Biotechnology of natural products: from allergens to the production of aroma glucosides

Biotechnology of natural products: from allergens to the production of aroma glucosides

The professorship Biotechnology of Natural Products (BINA) at the Technical University Munich studies the biosynthetic pathways of natural products in fruits to improve food...
Diagnostic therapy efficacy assessment as a novel procedure in genomic medicine and rare cancer care

Diagnostic therapy efficacy assessment in genomic medicine and rare cancer care

Misvik Biology’s Dr Juha Rantala explains how a pan-cancer drug sensitivity comparison offers new insights in genomic medicine, specifically, the repurposing of targeted therapies...
The need to improve the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory lung diseases

The need to improve the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory lung diseases

Michael Roth discusses the urgent need to improve the precision of diagnosing chronic inflammatory lung diseases. Chronic inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Integrated farm management: transforming sustainability in agriculture

Integrated farm management: transforming sustainability in agriculture

Martijn Buijsse from the European Initiative for Sustainable Development in Agriculture talks about European sustainable agriculture and how ‘integrated farm management’ could help to...
How viable is carbon capture

How viable is carbon capture, utilisation and storage for climate mitigation?

Carbon dioxide emissions need to be curbed if countries are to meet their Paris Climate Agreement commitments. Christoph Beuttler from Climeworks talks to Innovation...
Is the EU’s second payment services directive making banks more open?

Is the EU’s second payment services directive making banks more open?

Cedric Neve, CEO of Digiteal, explains how the EU’s second payment services directive aims to make banking more open, but warns that banks themselves...