Throughout the last year, field trials of GM and GE crops have continued at Rothamsted despite the various lockdowns and other restrictions that have hampered progress elsewhere.

Twittersphere reports we need to eat twice as much broccoli

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially when it is other people’s…

Rather than ask if genome editing leads to unintended genetic consequences, it’s better to ask if it leads to more changes, and the answer to that is no.

Writing a killer pitch for your innovation

Starting a business can be high risk-high reward, and the ups and downs make it both exciting and challenging. No two days are the same and you never really know what is round the next corner.

If you are commercially minded and like to see up close the real-world impact from your research, then moving into industry might be the path for you.

Showing you can talk to-, work with-, or get money from industry is a winner when it comes to your academic CV.

Before you quit your postdoc, rent huge offices and hire a staff of twenty (and likewise, before you dismiss out of hand any chance you would ever look to commercialise your research) it’s a good idea to consider all your options.