Biology news of the week – 6 October 2026
EU Biotech Act, €10 billion for biotech, FP10, gene-edited plants, the UN biodiversity summit COP17, the Nobel Prize and the Ig Nobel Prizes: a short weekly selection.
Read More
Biology News
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 honours optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honours the discovery of light-activated ion channels and the development of optogenetics: Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth.
Read MoreIg Nobel Prizes 2026 awarded in Zurich
The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded in Zurich for the first time outside the United States.
Read MoreMember states submit draft nature restoration plans
Member states submitted their draft national restoration plans on 1 September.
Read MoreEU research programme FP10: Parliament and Council take positions
The European Parliament and the Council have taken their positions on the next EU research programme.
Read MoreEuropean Biotech Act: draft report in the Parliament
The Parliament’s rapporteurs presented their draft report on the European Biotech Act.
Read MoreEU adopts rules for gene-edited plants
The Council adopted the EU regulation on plants obtained with new genomic techniques.
Read MoreIPBES: businesses can become agents of nature-positive change
The first IPBES assessment on business and biodiversity was published on 9 February 2026.
Read More