UK industrial strategy and the life sciences sector
By Malcolm Weir, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Heptares
Before Christmas, two important papers were released by HM Government namely the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Life Sciences Sector Deal.
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7 pieces of advice for future PhD students aka my past self
By Lisa Stinson, University of Western Australia
They say that when you give someone advice, you’re really talking to your past self. As I’m nearing the end of my PhD journey, I find that I’m a completely different person to the girl who signed on for what she thought would be a breezy three years of research.
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A boost at the right time?
By Rowena Mitchell, Membership Manager, Biochemical Society
Dr Anne-Marie Krachler (McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, USA) was awarded the Early Career Research Award for Biological Systems in 2016. Here we talk to Anne-Marie about her work and how receiving the award has impacted on her career.
How much should we trust genetic ancestral tests?
By Julia Morris, University of Sheffield
Over the past two decades, the sale of commercial genetic ancestry tests has steadily increased. Celebrities such as Demi Lovato, Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep have used them to trace their ancestry and publicly shared their results. This, and no doubt, personal curiosity; has served to catalyse a recent boost in popularity.
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