Byte Size Bio https://bytesizebio.net/ Biotech, bite-sized — UK science, explained fast en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:53:52 GMT Lab-on-a-Chip, Minus the Hype: Five UK Microfluidics Spinouts to Watch https://bytesizebio.net/uk-microfluidics-spinouts-lab-on-chip-2026/ https://bytesizebio.net/uk-microfluidics-spinouts-lab-on-chip-2026/ Microfluidics has a habit of looking brilliant on a conference slide and fragile on a hospital bench. We picked five UK university spinouts — from Cambridge to Glasgow — and separated the near-clinical tools from the lab demos, with notes on funding, NHS adoption and the regulatory bends ahead. Byte Size Bio Diagnostics Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:26:29 GMT Gene-Edited Wheat, Real Rules: What the UK's Precision Breeding Act Changes https://bytesizebio.net/uk-precision-breeding-act-gene-edited-food-2026/ https://bytesizebio.net/uk-precision-breeding-act-gene-edited-food-2026/ The UK's Precision Breeding Act is often reduced to a culture-war soundbite. In practice, it is a regulatory pathway — with field trials, safety checks and a public register. We use a lower-acrylamide wheat as a case study to show what changes on the farm and in the shop. Byte Size Bio Agri-Food & Regulation Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:26:29 GMT