According to a recent study from the Pew Research Centre, a very large number of people on Earth place global warming top as one of the defining issues of our
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On 4 December 2019, in her first Brussels press conference the newly appointed president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she will lead a ‘geopolitical Commission’. One
Should the risks associated with irradiation of human origin lead to the elimination of leap years?
The risks associated with radioactivity, seen through the prism of the Hiroshima trauma and the media coverage of accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima, continue to be exaggeratedly perceived. The
Genome editing biotechnologies: UEAA calls for a revision of European regulations on genetically modified organisms.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in this year 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the discovery of a new genome editing tool, so-called CRISPR-Cas technique, a
Scientists, let’s not go back to the pre-Covid world of unrestrained professional travelling
Pre-Covid, scientists and more generally academics clocked up thousands and thousands of airmiles to attend conferences, workshops, and various other professional meetings. I know: I did the same. Many of
Across Africa, farmers and governments are struggling to feed growing populations. Ongoing and deadly locusts and Fall Armyworm infestations, cancer-causing mycotoxins, crop diseases and adverse weather all threaten starvation for
The GMO and GE technologies are complementary and indispensable for the release of new plants able to solve new emergencies that can affect global food security and safety. In several
Interview with Allen Gallagher and Michael Eads: Track and trace systems facilitate tobacco control and promote public health
In September, the European Scientist covered the efforts of governments in both Europe and sub-Saharan Africa to institute tobacco traceability systems in line with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. In
For 20 years, during the monthly “Seminars of molecular gastronomy”, culinary questions have been investigated experimentally in Paris, France. These experiments are done in public, in front of an audience
In the isolation of lockdown, quarantines and travel restrictions, many of us have found comfort during the pandemic in walking our dogs or cuddling our cats. The Covid-19 crisis has