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The firm was the first company globally to adopt the groundbreaking fiber-based screw top closures when it trialled them in its Magnesium product line last year. After the soft launch proved a success, both in terms of product quality, shelf stability and market response, the company has committed to the green alternative and exchanged all its plastic caps. Developed by Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures, the closures are 95% fiber content, allowing Great Earth to reduce its plastic use by 2.6 tons annually and significantly lower the carbon footprint of its supplement packaging“The collaboration with Blue Ocean Closures was a…

Be the first to rate & review! This one-pan chicken and rice skillet packs in protein, greens and flavor for a complete meal that comes together with minimal fuss. It’s a weeknight dinner that’s satisfying and delicious. And the best part? Everything cooks in a single skillet, making cleanup a breeze. Published on September 26, 2025

Expanding from oncology into neurodegeneration, company leverages tiny extracellular vesicles to enhance blood-based biomarker discovery. Precision medicine biotech FYR Bio has closed an $8 million financing round to accelerate its expansion into neurodegenerative disease research, extending the company’s biomarker discovery platform beyond its roots in oncology. FYR’s shift into neurodegeneration underscores a broader push in the field toward minimally invasive diagnostics that can capture the complexity of brain diseases. The Montana-based biotech has developed a precision medicine platform built around extracellular vesicles, or EVs – nanoparticles released by cells that carry proteins, RNA and DNA reflecting the molecular state of…

Many EU consumers do not meet daily recommended intake levels for essential vitamins and minerals, according to a recent peer-reviewed paper. The authors argue that food supplements can play a critical role in offsetting these gaps, specifically in vulnerable groups, and help reduce healthcare costs by reducing disease risk and improving workforce productivity. They say that deficiencies and insufficiencies are common, especially among children, older adults, pregnant and lactating women, and people following restrictive diets. The authors add that nutrient gaps impact resilience, productivity, and healthcare costs, but their health and economic consequences “remain under-recognized” in public policy. “Our paper highlights…

Credit: AFP via GettyChina has revealed its goal for slashing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, providing a glimpse into how global emissions might change over the next decade. In a video address to the United Nations Climate Summit on 24 September, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 7% to 10% from peak levels by 2035.The pace at which China cuts emissions will have profound global impact. The country has accounted for 90% of the growth in the world’s CO₂ emissions since 2015 and it is now the largest GHG emitter in the world, responsible for…

Travis Oliphant: scientist, software developer, entrepreneur and now, subject of a documentary.Credit: Christi Norris/BYUIn 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a linchpin of scientific computing in the Python programming language.Oliphant came across Python as a graduate student in 1998 and, as he wrote in the Guide to NumPy (2006), “quickly fell in love” with it. That “is a remarkable statement to make about a programming language”, he acknowledged. “If I had not seen others with…

Credit: blueskies9/Fotolia Only certain healthy, older people could stave off cancer using low-dose aspirin (LDA), according to a secondary analysis of a large clinical trial that flags those who might benefit. Primary results from the trial did not show that 100 mg per day enteric-coated aspirin prevented cancer over the course of five years among its nearly 20,000 participants. But the extended analysis, published in JAMA Oncology, suggests there were benefits for older people and those who were non-smokers, had a family history of cancer, or a lower body mass index. Others who benefited included participants with the age-related phenomenon…

Candida albicans occurs naturally in the human microbiome and usually remains harmless. Under certain conditions, however, it can transform from its yeast form into thread-like hyphae and cause infections that can have fatal consequences, especially in immunocompromised patients. In this hyphal form, C. albicans produces the toxin candidalysin, a protein that directly attacks host cells. Now, new research reveals that C. albicans not only uses the toxin candidalysin to cause infections, but also to colonize the oral mucosa inconspicuously—but only in finely balanced amounts. Too little toxin prevents oral colonization, too much triggers the immune system and leads to an inflammatory…

DNA is the raw material of modern medicine yet is the only part of drug development not accessible at the lab bench. DNA synthesis, the first step in most biological workflows including gene synthesis, PCR primer design, next-generation sequencing (NGS) panel creation, and gene expression studies, is often outsourced. This is largely due to the historical complexity and technical challenges associated with synthesizing DNA. As a result, ordering and delivery delays create bottlenecks that slow down innovation. Xavier Godron, MEng Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer DNA ScriptDNA Script has developed a benchtop enzymatic DNA synthesis (EDS) system that enables rapid,…

They can thank their ruling planet, Mercury, for that, which is the planet of communication and information. Their Mercurial mind makes them especially adept at explaining thoughts, feelings, or concepts in a way that’s actually understandable, and often witty or charming to boot.