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Leo is a science writer with a focus on environmental and food research. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Newcastle University and a master's degree in science communication from the University of Edinburgh.
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Resurrecting Ancient Antibiotics With AI
Presenting at Technology Networks’ Innovations in Disease Modeling 2025 event, Dr. de la Fuente outlined how his lab is using artificial intelligence to reimagine antibiotic discovery – by turning to the human proteome and ancient genomes.
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Automation in Drug Discovery Is Accelerating Workflows
Discover how Agilent's AssayMAP Bravo and RapidFire systems accelerate drug discovery with automation and rapid, reliable mass spectrometry.
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Your PFAS Questions Answered by Professor Rainer Lohmann
How concerned should we be about PFAS in our drinking water? Professor Rainer Lohmann answers this question and more.
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NIH To Cap Publishing Fees for Federally Funded Research
In an announcement on July 8, the federal agency said it “plans to implement a new policy that will cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their research findings publicly accessible.”
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Canada Must Resist US Health Misinformation, Says CMAJ
Writing in the latest edition of the journal, the editors argue that the Trump administration’s recent dismantling of public health and research infrastructure “pose[s] immediate and long-term risks to the health of neighboring countries”.
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The Technique That Can Distinguish Up-Market Floral Honey
Is the high-end world of honey rife with fraud? One research team has developed a test to help determine just that.
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How AI Is Reducing Food Waste
Technology Networks speaks to some of the new AI-powered pioneers targeting food waste.
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NSF Awards Its First PFAS-Free Certification to FOODLUBE
The industrial lubricant manufacturer ROCOL has become the first company in the world to receive a PFAS-free certification from NSF International.
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PFAS Hotspot Found in Glasgow River
Rivers across all four nations of the UK are contaminated with a type of forever chemical, according to a new study.
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Wildtype’s Cultivated Salmon Becomes First of Its Kind To Receive FDA Approval
The vat-grown seafood joins two other cultivated meat products, from UPSIDE Foods and Eat Just’s GOOD Meat, respectively, to mark the third cultivated protein to enter the US market.
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