The unintended consequences of scientific innovation on food
Doris Vidas explores how the scientific agricultural revolution has been invaluable in feeding the growing population, but at a cost.
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The cosmic dance of the chicken and the egg
Kristian Suszczenia explores the origin of life, and how it required evolution for complexity, but also complexity for evolution.
Balancing hope and hesitation: A closer look at Tofersen approval for ALS
Niamh Walker reports on a recent, controversial decision by the FDA to approve Tofersen for ALS treatment.
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.
Marmosets swap brain cells with their twin
Eloise Trawick reports that Marmoset twins may swap brain cells during development, and the influence this may have for human twin research.
The myth of the coy female
Lily Massey challenges the notion that males are active propagators of the next generation, while females are merely passive carers.
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.
World’s first CRISPR therapy greenlit
Jen Jiang reports on a revolutionary gene editing therapy to treat beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.
Vestigial vanity
Zariel Konadu discusses how anatomy can be a relic of historical evolutionary selection pressures, particularly the appendix.
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.