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    September 17, 2024

    The Naked Truth: The Naked Mole Rat’s Ageing Secrets

    Can uncovering the secrets of the naked mole rat’s resistance to ageing help humans on their quest to eternal youth?

  • Features / Life Sciences

    August 28, 2024

    Animosity as Motivation – Lessons from the Rivalry Between Pasteur and Koch

    The founding fathers of microbiology set immense milestones for medical innovation, but their fierce competition threatened many lives in pursuit of lifesaving discoveries.

  • Features / Physical Sciences

    February 2, 2024

    How to view the Northern Lights: Solar Maximum predicted in 2024

      Ethereal lights have appeared in the skies several times this aurora season so far. In the Northern Hemisphere, this atmospheric phenomenon is known as the northern lights or aurora borealis, while in the...

  • Features / Life Sciences

    October 27, 2023

    Cancer’s unlikely allies: harnessing viral relics for immunotherapy triumph

    As a young scientist, Veneta embark on a compelling journey through the world of human endogenous retroviruses, revealing their hidden potential in reshaping the landscape of cancer treatment.

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    May 6, 2023

    The creation of Synthetic Biological Intelligence

    Scientists have recently combined biology and technology to create a cellar model that exhibits intelligence.

Life Sciences / Snippets

April 19, 2025

DNA origami: folding the future of biomedicine

What could you fold a piece of DNA into with just a little bit of imagination? A nanoscale version of the Mona Lisa, or maybe cancer-treating nanorobots? DNA origami may yet have the potential to unfold creative solutions in biomedicine.

Life Sciences / Snippets

April 5, 2025

Was the universe really that small at the Big Bang?

What the Big Bang Theory really says about the origins of the universe.

Life Sciences / Snippets

January 26, 2025

Born ready: how shifting vaccination policies could jeopardise the next generation

New research has shown that maternal infection can dictate a newborn’s lifespan before leaving the womb — making recent changes in the UK vaccination schedule worrisome.

Life Sciences / Snippets

January 18, 2025

Cracking the brain code: could brain-computer interfaces predict disorders before they strike?

Within the last 100 years, technology has advanced far beyond what was ever originally imagined. Now, brain-computer interfaces have arrived. How feasible are they in predicting brain disorders? It’s not clear yet, but it might be soon.

Life Sciences / Snippets

December 21, 2024

Unwrapping the wonders: the science behind Christmas magic

Exploring the sparkling intersection of science and our favourite festive holiday traditions

Life Sciences / Snippets

December 14, 2024

Can nitrogen use in growing potatoes be improved to reduce dependence on fertilisers?

Discovery of the regulatory function of the protein StCDF1 in potato plant nitrogen processing could be used to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilisers

Life Sciences / Snippets

November 16, 2024

Who (really) dunnit?

Improved polymerase enzyme may help scientists fight crime more accurately.

Life Sciences / Snippets

November 9, 2024

Building a Microbial Forest… 14 Cells at a Time

Producing up to 14 cells per division, Corynebacterium matruchotii displays a never-before seen mechanism of multiplication, and happens to be resident on your teeth.

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