Peto’s Paradox: Insights into cancer through elephants, naked mole rats, and the Animal Kingdom
Isabel Schmidt discusses why larger animals do not show an increased cancer rate that is expected given their size.
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The unexpected guest
Connor Forsyth discusses the recent explorations into the lung microbiome, and its role in treatment for cancer.
The mystery interval: An enigma in Earth’s history
Olivia Allen explores a mysterious event in the history of our climate, a three-thousand-year change in Earth’s atmosphere and hydrology.
Could artificial intelligence save our planet? The role of AI in the fight against climate change
Freya Butler discusses the role of AI in the climate crisis, as well as the potential of this technology to damage the environment.
Mathematics in Biology—the AI age
Amy Searle discusses the intimate link between mathematics and biology, and how AI is being used to elucidate biological phenomena.
Circadian rhythms: The journey to a better night’s sleep
Lily Massey explores our ‘body clock’, based on circadian rhythms, and how it can be harnessed to treat Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Unlocking the secrets of animal minds
Ellie Smith discusses the current evidence for theory of mind in animals, and the challenges of interpreting such evidence.
Vestigial vanity
Zariel Konadu discusses how anatomy can be a relic of historical evolutionary selection pressures, particularly the appendix.
Food cravings: How they arise and why they become bizarre during pregnancy
Emma Clarke explores the social and biological influences on food cravings during pregnancy, particularly the role of the microbiome.
Epigenetics explained: How the environment alters the fate of our DNA
Sophie Beaumont explores how human diversity arises amidst 99.9% genetic similarity due to epigenetics, and its long term impacts.