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SciWrite: Science Communication Challenge winners

The Oxford ScientistDecember 1, 2023December 1, 202301 mins

Congratulations to the winners of the Science Communication Challenge!

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A triumph in xenotransplantation: monkey survives over two years with genetically modified pig kidney 

Alice PebodyNovember 28, 2023November 30, 202309 mins

Alice Pebody explores the triumphs of xenotransplantation and discusses what this could mean for xenotransplantation in human therapeutics.

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Bird flu reaches the Antarctic region 

George RabinNovember 23, 2023November 23, 202309 mins

George Rabin reports on the first instance of Avian Influenza detected in the Antarctic, posing threats to vulnerable and endangered species.

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Decoding dizziness: brain cells responsible for motion sickness identified  

Isabelle Goodall-SummersNovember 15, 2023November 16, 202309 mins

Isabelle Goodall-Summers reports on recent insight into “motion sickness neurons”—neurons that could explain our travel sickness on journeys.

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Colourful beetles
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Climate change could already be affecting insects in temperate zones, new study warns 

Alice PebodyNovember 14, 2023November 14, 2023015 mins

Alice Peabody reports on the varied effects of climate change that we are already seeing on global insect populations.

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Hope for Alzheimer’s patients as Theory of Learning and Memory challenged  

Leah FogartyNovember 14, 2023November 15, 202305 mins

Leah Fogarty reports on new findings surrounding the inhibition of enzymes, in order to treat late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

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US issues first-ever fine for space debris  

Olivia AllenNovember 12, 2023November 12, 202306 mins

Olivia Allen reports on the $150,000 fine issued to DISH network for failure to clear a retired satellite, contributing to space debris.

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The Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine: How altering bases altered the future 

Angelina ShcherbakovaNovember 11, 2023November 15, 2023012 mins

Angelina Scherbakova reports on the 2023 Nobel Prize for Physiology, awarded to Kariko and Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccinations.

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The sea.
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High seas treaty marks new era in ocean conservation 

Matthew SuttonNovember 10, 2023November 10, 202307 mins

Matthew Sutton reports on the 2023 implementation of the landmark high seas treaty by the United Nation after decades of negotiation.

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Breaking Newton’s third law—a new type of motion 

Lily MasseyNovember 6, 2023November 8, 202307 mins

Lily Massey reports on the discovery of “odd elasticity” in sperm cells, a phenomenon that violates Newton’s third fundamental law of physics.

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