Due to developments in modern biotechnology, such as genome editing, synthetic biology and regulation of gene expression, many new applications are expected in the next ten years.

Bacteriophages are viruses that can kill bacteria. The question is whether bacteriophages can be used to treat infections in humans.

The Dutch National Action Plan for STI, HIV and sexual health describes the most important goals for the next five years.

Despite the growth of the economy, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands in 2017 were1 percent lower than in the previous year.

Heated tobacco products are newly available on the market. An example of such a product is the heatstick which is heated with an iQOS, a device that looks like an e-cigarette.

A recent study by RIVM and AMC shows that the effectiveness of vaccination against Hib is still high.

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment will leave the NEN/CEN/ISO committees for tobacco and e-cigarettes with immediate effect.

RIVM was asked to give advice to the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate in the Netherlands after asbestos was found in two make-up products.

Today, Elise Hovingh will be awarded a PhD at Utrecht University with a thesis about whooping cough. She studied the interaction between the whooping cough bacteria and our immune system.

RIVM research reveals that people who eat meat regularly do not carry ESBLs more frequently than vegetarians.