Vaccines could keep salmon safe from sea lice
A successful jab would be a boon to fish farmers
ERIK SLINDE has spent 40 years developing vaccines. Not for humans; for salmon. “Back in the 1980s, it was looked upon as a joke,” says Dr Slinde, the former director of aquacultural research at the Institute of Marine Research in Norway.
New yeast strains can produce untapped flavours of lager
One Chilean hybrid has a spicy taste, with hints of clove
A new technique could analyse tumours mid-surgery
It would be fast enough to guide the hands of neurosurgeons
The world’s most studied rainforest is still yielding new insights
Even after a century of research, Barro Colorado in Panama continues to shed light on natural life
New yeast strains can produce untapped flavours of lager
One Chilean hybrid has a spicy taste, with hints of clove
A new technique could analyse tumours mid-surgery
It would be fast enough to guide the hands of neurosurgeons
The world’s most studied rainforest is still yielding new insights
Even after a century of research, Barro Colorado in Panama continues to shed light on natural life
A new bionic leg can be controlled by the brain alone
Those using the prosthetic can walk as fast as those with intact lower limbs
How the last mammoths went extinct
Small genetic mutations accumulated through inbreeding may have made them vulnerable to disease
The race to prevent satellite Armageddon
Fears of a Russian nuclear weapon in orbit are inspiring new protective tech