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A biomimetics boom

September 6, 2018
Biomimetics is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving human problems. Here are some stats reminding us that nature has been an...

Getting the right exposure

September 6, 2018
Understanding the totality of environmental exposures from conception onward and what that might do to our health. That is the ambition of exposomics and it is an incredibly tough undertaking...

The money man

June 15, 2018
We are all aware of the sweat, tears, and stress required to win a grant bid… but what does it look like from the other side? Jim Smith, Director of...

The flora and fauna of modern forensics

June 6, 2018
The postmortem microbiome, forensic botany and some very angry creationists… when Professor Nathan H. Lents isn’t pushing forensic science in a very interesting direction he is writing some rather fabulous...

Therapeutics LIVE!

May 21, 2018
It has access to the largest surface area of the body, alters drugs before they even enter the blood stream and could be a potent medicinal weapon… yet there is...

Everyone is invited to the science party

May 10, 2018
Dallas Campbell is a well-known science populariser and, this month, will be a key speaker at the Scientific Laboratory Show talking about society’s relationship with science, technology and engineering. We...

Pound of flesh

May 8, 2018
In light of the recent report from Goldman Sachs suggesting medical success is bad business, Russ Swan can’t help but wonder if we are living in a parallel dystopia  In...

At the risk of being an idiot

April 23, 2018
Time for the Science lite desk to admit, as much as it might pain us, that we are idiots.We do idiotic things. Many idiotic things. In fact we have lost...

So near, yet so far

April 6, 2018
To PhD students and supervisors everywhere – it may be a very tough road, but help is at hand. Prey silence please… for the thesis whisperer I am the director...

Mosquito larva

April 5, 2018
This image of Mosquito larva gave Charles Krebs of Issaquah in Washington image of distinction in the 43rd annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

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