futuris 01/08/2016 Takeaway: a fresh splash for aquaculture What are these delicious scallops doing here?
Sci-tech 27/07/2016 Ocean health check-up: The Nekton Mission assesses the damage done About 10 miles off the coast of Bermuda, scientists are analysing the health of the Atlantic ocean where human activities like overfishing and oil spills, are having terrible…
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science 02/11/2015 Chinese claim world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer One step further towards organ regeneration. A Chinese biotechnological company claims to be have created the world’s first 3D blood vessel
France 10/09/2015 'Olive Tree Killer' rife in Corsica Some 68 sources of contamination by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa have been identified on Corsica, according to a report by local officials. Known
science 24/06/2015 Tiny gecko could hold secret to new water repellent materials It is a humble Australian reptile boasting a special talent. Biologists have discovered that the skin of the box-patterned gecko, which hails from
futuris 04/05/2015 Resistance movement: the battle to beat the antibiotic-proof superbug Antibiotics have saved countless lives since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, but their indiscriminate use means some diseases have become
futuris 04/05/2015 Do you know: what are "superbugs"? Catching some dangerous bacteria that can’t be killed with medicine is an awful scenario for any hospital patient – and it looks like the problem is
science 19/03/2015 New study reveals eels remotely control their prey A new study has revealed that more than stun their prey, eels can use their electric organs to effectively remotely control the fish they hunt. The
science 06/10/2014 Step inside the Micropia zoo to see the invisible world of microbes A new kind of zoo has opened its doors in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. No monkeys, elephants or lions here, but millions of micro-organisms –
futuris 08/09/2014 Do you know: what is a soft robot? What is a soft robot? well it’s not a robot that’s dull and delicate. Lucia Beccai, a top Italian expert in Bio-robotics told us. Watch the video
science 04/09/2014 3-D printed organs: one step closer Scientists could be one step closer to creating organs for transplant using 3D printing technology. A group of researchers from South Carolina in
futuris 28/07/2014 A robot that grows Scientists in Italy are working on creating robots that mimic the properties of plant roots, including the capacity for growth. They believe the
futuris 28/07/2014 Do you know: what's the wood wide web? WWW is not what you think… in Biology. And it may have a huge relevance for the survival of thousands of plant species. We went to Pisa to meet a
science 11/06/2014 Seeing inside insects to mimic their movements and build better machines Better understanding how insects move in space and time could provide useful clues for industrial innovation. That is according to scientists at
futuris 26/05/2014 Deep cure Over 99% of the microscopic inhabitants of the world’s seas have still not been scientifically studied, even though many of them might be useful to
futuris 26/05/2014 Do you know: can the sea cure cancer? Can the find a cure for cancer in the sea water? Here’s an answer from Johannes Imhoff, marine microbiologist working at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for
science 14/01/2014 Plankton: the air we breathe Though it’s not always visible to the naked eye, it’s the origin of our food, our fuel and the air we breathe. Now, the French centre for
futuris 22/07/2013 A new wave in marine biology Off the northern coast of Crete, marine biologists from the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research are diving for new specimens. Scraping algae off
futuris 03/06/2013 Plants that track air pollution Using biotechnology to fight pollution is the challenge for a European Union research project. Under the spotlight – a specific kind of moss. At
