Lung infections caused by gut bacteria: What does this mean for the future of antibiotics?
Jen Jiang reports on a new study finding that lung infections can be caused by gut bacteria, with implications for antimicrobial resistance.
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The Ancient Origins of the Animal Skeletal System
Ilke Boran reports on newly discovered fossils shedding light on the evolutionary history and ancient origins of the animal skeletal system.
Self-cloning rice—the holy grail of agriculture?
Lola Bell reports on a lecture by Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan on the ability to create self-cloning rice to tackle growing food demands.
AI Fossil Hunters
Sophie Berdugo outlines the advancements in technology enabling AI fossil detection.
Treating the old with the new: stem cell therapies for Alzheimer’s disease
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…
Could mapping the seafloor help save the planet?
Joel Tester provides a deep-dive into the current holes in our knowledge about the ocean, and why mapping the seafloor is so important.
Are GMOs safe? The debate over genetically altered foods
Isabel Schmidt discusses GMO crops and the debate about their safety.
In search of a cure to insomnia
Nearly 20% of people suffer from insomnia, and yet the drugs to treat it are often not effective. Yexuan Zhu discusses new research on the the best treatments for insomnia and future approaches to helping people sleep better.
Is junk food really ‘food’?
In the last 50 years, our eating habits have changed from 3 meals a day to almost constant snacking on fast food. Sophie Beaumont explores how the food industry is pushing our new diets, and whether junk food can be considered ‘food’ at all.
Reimagining Dinosaurs
Our perception of dinosaurs is changing. Peyton Cherry discusses how recent scientific evidence is helping us to reimaging what our favourite dinosaurs looked like and how they lived.