When people talk about renewable energy, they usually refer to solar, wind and geothermal sources. These are generally the domain of physical mechanical processes that have no reliance upon any living organisms. But what if the life sciences could also play a role in the new energy paradigm? Enter the fascinating world of bioenergy. Continue reading Biology and Renewable Energy
The importance of conservation is ever growing as our planet and ecosystems are rapidly changing of particular interest in the UK is the European hedgehog. Continue reading In silico development of novel microsatellite markers in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
It is not often that completely novel pathogens are identified, but in 2013 this is exactly what happened in South Africa. Continue reading The Mysterious Deadly New Fungus: Emergomyces africanus
With the soft drinks levy six months into effect, the prevalence of sugar-averse drinks has flooded the market. Packaged under ‘free’, ‘diet’, ‘light’ to the classic ‘zero-sugar’, drinks companies have circumvented this sticky problem by dropping the sweet stuff from their recipes altogether. Continue reading The Sticky State of Artificial Sweeteners
