Bio News Weekly
Thought-provoking weekly biology news and science updates written by passionate A-Level students in the UK.
Assisted Dying: Rethinking the 6-Month Rule
Across the world, laws around euthanasia and assisted dying are some of the most restrictive in healthcare.
By Aditi Deshpande
September 5, 2025
Will Bioluminescence light our future?
Bioluminescence is a biochemical phenomenon by which living organisms produce visible light through enzyme-catalysed oxidation reactions.
By Danny Mellor
September 4, 2025
CRISPR - The evolution of gene editing
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) is a relatively new approach to gene editing discovered in 1980s in bacteria.
By Freddie Rees
August 15, 2025
The World's Largest Bacteria: the size of an Eyelash
In 2022, within the mangrove forest of Guadeloupe, a Caribbean island, the world's largest bacterium was discovered.
By Danny Mellor
July 8, 2025
An Ozempic epidemic?
In the last year, a new medication has been taking the public by storm, however what is this miracle drug, and how could it prove and issue?
By Freddie Rees
July 2, 2025
Synthetic Biology: Cellular, Organisms and Bioethics
Imagine a world where we could understand every cell completely, capable of comprehending all fundamental principles of life and survival.
By Danny Mellor
July 2, 2025