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![In the third largest whale beaching event in the history of New Zealand, over 400 pilot whales washed up onto the country’s South Island last […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/whales-115x115.jpg "Whales stranded on deadly New Zealand beach")
Whales stranded on deadly New Zealand beach
Posted on February 19, 2017 | No CommentsIn the third largest whale beaching event in the history of New Zealand, over 400 pilot whales washed up onto the country’s South Island last […] -
![“I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world”- wrote Charles Darwin in a letter to famed geologist, mentor […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/venus-115x115.jpg "Towards becoming a carnivore: evolution of carnivorous plants")
Towards becoming a carnivore: evolution of carnivorous plants
Posted on February 18, 2017 | No Comments“I care more about Drosera than the origin of all the species in the world”- wrote Charles Darwin in a letter to famed geologist, mentor […] -
![Our skin has a complex structure consisting of many cell layers. The very periphery of skin is lined with cells that are continuously shed and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mitosis-115x115.jpg "New regulator of stem cell division discovered")
New regulator of stem cell division discovered
Posted on February 17, 2017 | No CommentsOur skin has a complex structure consisting of many cell layers. The very periphery of skin is lined with cells that are continuously shed and […] -
![If you think back to the last time you were quite sick, you will likely remember how miserable you felt. All you probably wanted to […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/salmonella-115x115.jpg "To kill or to transmit: changing a host’s behaviour benefits pathogen survival")
To kill or to transmit: changing a host’s behaviour benefits pathogen survival
Posted on February 12, 2017 | No CommentsIf you think back to the last time you were quite sick, you will likely remember how miserable you felt. All you probably wanted to […] -
![A new strain of wheat rust could be poised to spread across Europe and the Mediterranean, covering leaves and stems with a rusty brown growth. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/WEB_Flag-leaf-stem-infected-115x115.jpg "Rusty risk to European wheat")
Rusty risk to European wheat
Posted on February 11, 2017 | No CommentsA new strain of wheat rust could be poised to spread across Europe and the Mediterranean, covering leaves and stems with a rusty brown growth. […] -
![An old biochemistry lab technique, modified by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, could pave the way for finding life on the many icy moons […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/titan-115x115.jpg "Probing for extraterrestrials")
Probing for extraterrestrials
Posted on February 6, 2017 | No CommentsAn old biochemistry lab technique, modified by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, could pave the way for finding life on the many icy moons […] -
![The alphabet of life as we know it is quite simple. Four letters — that is all you really need to speak the language of life. […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dna-115x115.jpg "Expanded alphabet of life")
Expanded alphabet of life
Posted on February 5, 2017 | No CommentsThe alphabet of life as we know it is quite simple. Four letters — that is all you really need to speak the language of life. […] -
![Prions are infectious agents comprised of proteins that can fold in many ways and still be functional. They cause other, normal proteins to fold into […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/prt-115x115.png "Infectious proteins found in bacteria")
Infectious proteins found in bacteria
Posted on January 23, 2017 | No CommentsPrions are infectious agents comprised of proteins that can fold in many ways and still be functional. They cause other, normal proteins to fold into […] -
![iCarbonX, a Shenzhen startup founded in 2015 by Jun Wang, recently announced detailed plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) in developing a healthcare app that […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/algot-115x115.jpg "iCarbonX – bringing artificial intelligence to healthcare")
iCarbonX – bringing artificial intelligence to healthcare
Posted on January 22, 2017 | No CommentsiCarbonX, a Shenzhen startup founded in 2015 by Jun Wang, recently announced detailed plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) in developing a healthcare app that […] -
![We’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fert-115x115.jpg "Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…")
Embryos made from skin cells? Surely not…
Posted on January 21, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve all heard of in vitro fertilization (IVF), a procedure which has helped countless women conceive through fertilizing egg cells outside their body. Last year a paper published […] -
![Coffee, the staple drink of millions worldwide, has had its secrets unravelled. The genome of the high quality coffee species Coffea arabica has recently been […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/coffee-115x115.jpg "Genome of Arabica coffee revealed for all to see")
Genome of Arabica coffee revealed for all to see
Posted on January 16, 2017 | No CommentsCoffee, the staple drink of millions worldwide, has had its secrets unravelled. The genome of the high quality coffee species Coffea arabica has recently been […] -
![A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, a massive formation on the northermost part of the Antarctic mainland, is set to create an iceberg […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/larsen-115x115.jpg "Huge iceberg set to break away from Antarctica")
Huge iceberg set to break away from Antarctica
Posted on January 15, 2017 | No CommentsA crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, a massive formation on the northermost part of the Antarctic mainland, is set to create an iceberg […] -
![For the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/WEB_GettyImages-527960778_VLA-115x115.jpg "Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed")
Source of mysterious cosmic bursts pinpointed
Posted on January 13, 2017 | No CommentsFor the first time, we have been able to uncover the home of an elusive cosmic signal known as a fast radio burst. These FRBs […] -
![Even though Big Data is still behind its more sinister buzzword sibling Big Brother in the public consciousness, there’s no denying the impact this nebulous […]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/data-115x115.png "Barrels of data")
Barrels of data
Posted on January 9, 2017 | No CommentsEven though Big Data is still behind its more sinister buzzword sibling Big Brother in the public consciousness, there’s no denying the impact this nebulous […]
