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Meat scientists strive to improve and grow the red meat sector and doing so, remain committed to optimising both the consumer’s experience and industry efficiencies. 

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a complex condition that affects millions of people worldwide. There are many pathways and processes involved in the pathogenesis of this disease, and attempting to mimic these interactions in laboratory environments can prove troublesome. This blog article explains how ischemia and reperfusion models can be used to examine the complications of CHD and discover potential drug targets.

Despite some criticism biofuels are highly regarded as the best alternative to help maintain the transport sector globally and assist in reduction of CO2 emissions. The basic argument for biofuels is very logical indeed; they are derived from plant material that are working to remove carbon from the atmosphere so they should be reducing the carbon footprint or at least be neutral in this respect. But as is usually the case, especially when we are discussing the environment, things are not that simple.

Whether studying a particular disease or a particular tissue the relevance of the data obtained from cell-based assays are always going to be affected by how closely the conditions used in the study recapitulate the physiological environment in vivo.

The first European PHERAstar User Meeting took place at the Pivot Park in Oss, the Netherlands, from May 9th to 10th. 

Reactive oxygen species are measured in cancer research as well as in immunology or in food laboratories. This proves that ROS has many causes and just as many effects. These can be both physiological and pathological. This blog post explains what reactive oxygen species are and how they can be measured.