Regeneration HT22 Archives - The Oxford Scientist

Nature-based solutions for urban regeneration

Emma M FordJanuary 30, 2023March 18, 202308 mins

Emma Ford describes how urban regeneration schemes work by mimicking natural processes, and the potential problems with this approach.

Mathematical modelling for regenerative medicine: Dream or reality?

Duncan W. MartinsonNovember 16, 2022March 22, 2023010 mins

As part of our Regeneration print edition, Duncan W. Martinson discusses mathematical modelling for regenerative medicine.

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The role of science in waste

Halima DoskiNovember 14, 2022March 18, 202307 mins

From our 2022 Regeneration issue, Halima Doski discusses the role of science in waste, particularly in plastic usage and recycling.

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AI Fossil Hunters

Sophie BerdugoOctober 3, 2022September 19, 202306 mins

Sophie Berdugo outlines the advancements in technology enabling AI fossil detection.

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Listen to your gut

Elisabeth Mira RothweilerSeptember 30, 2022March 15, 2023012 mins

Elizabeth Mira Rothweiler discusses our gut microbiome, and how antibiotics impact it.

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Treating the old with the new: stem cell therapies for Alzheimer’s disease

Helen CollinsSeptember 21, 2022January 9, 2023015 mins

Artwork by Matthew Kurnia This article was originally published in The Oxford Scientist Hilary Term 2022 edition, Regeneration. ‘The next great advance in medical care will not be a magical pill, it will be a miraculous cell called the mesenchymal stem cell’. Speaking at a TEDx event in Ashland, Oregon in 2019, American physician Dr…