There are still a number of critical questions that need to be answered before WGS becomes a staple of neonatal care in the NHS. What are its benefits? What are the costs involved? What potential ethical issues does it incur?

Chronic inflammation has long been linked to cancer, especially the most lethal and untreatable types. But the details of this mysterious relationship have also long defied scientific elucidation – until now.

Studying viruses requires integrating several complementary MS techniques. In this article, we review a range of approaches that can address questions about virus structure and function.

Sachin Rawat explores the concept of vaccine booster shots, how they are manufactured and when their administration is appropriate, with insights from experts in immunology.

Pediatric medicines are vital to the health and wellbeing of children. Nevertheless, a core principle in any pediatric drug development program is that “children should not be enrolled in a clinical study unless necessary to achieve an important pediatric public health need”. As such, the balance of risk and likely clinical benefits must be assessed and the child should not be adversely impacted by enrolment in the research study.

In this interview, Dr. Yotam Ophir discusses the different types of narratives that exist around science, their impact and why retractions should be interpreted as a positive step in scientific progress.

Today, light microscopy is a core technique in many areas of science and technology. In this article, we explore the basic working principle of light microscopy and discuss some more advanced forms of light microscopy that are commonly used today, comparing their strengths and weaknesses for different applications.

Will a "new-era" in vaccinology prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic finally solve the biggest biomedical challenge of our generation, the development of a HIV vaccine? Only time, and trials, will tell.

The rise of neurotechnology promises huge advances for people with motor disabilities. But with pioneers of brain implant devices looking to one day roll them out to the wider population, how can we prepare for the moral minefield such technology could become?

This article highlights the adverse impact of microplastics (MPs) on our environment, detection methods for MPs and the challenges in the detection of MPs.