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Meet the author of Rise of the Rocket Girls

August 8, 2016
Nathalia Holt, microbiologist-turned-author, tells us about her latest book, Rise of the Rocket Girls, which looks at the role of the female ‘human computers’ employed at NASA in the 1940s...

Theranos – scientific breakthrough or epic hoax?

August 3, 2016
A company on the brink of a scientific and medical breakthrough, or a hoax on an epic scale? Russ Swan considers the story of Theranos.

Parasitoid wasp

August 1, 2016
Image of a parasitoid wasp inside an latrine fly.

The growing popularity of biosimilars

August 1, 2016
A few facts concerning biosimilars, therapeutic agents that closely mimic an original biological molecule.

Won it…by a nose

July 25, 2016
Why are arguments no longer solved by swordplay? Just imagine the time we could have saved over the last three months if Farage and Cameron simply rose aloft their claymores...

Take a saunter on the conference cat-walk

July 20, 2016
Top hat and tails or Metallica t-shirt? When it comes to the scientific conference, the biggest challenges can be wardrobe-based. The ever resourceful Dr Matthew Partridge gives us some sartorial...

Credit where it is (over)due

July 15, 2016
Time to take immense pride in the many roles technicians have played in science. Hannah Kowszun takes us through a brief history of technicians and offers us up a well-deserved...

Who’s your daddy?

July 8, 2016
AlphaBioLabs provide DNA paternity, drug and alcohol testing services and are the only lab used by The Jeremy Kyle Show for paternity tests. This year they are due to receive...

Reading the small print…

July 4, 2016
When it comes to science coverage, a glance beyond the headlines is always needed warns Russ Swan.

The hunt for exoplanets

July 1, 2016
The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992. Since then we have discovered hundreds but there are many yet to be found. Here are some facts on those we have found.

Stem cell

July 1, 2016
A single human stem cell with a diameter of approximately 15 micrometres.

Two tales of two ships

July 1, 2016
Typical. You wait years for a story about a polar research ship, then two come along at once.

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