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UK Science doesn’t need the EU, but it helps

June 10, 2016
Insight
The Science Council’s EU debate held recently was full of well-rehearsed arguments from both sides. Each contained some facts, some fiction, and a lot of supposition. Dr Martin Turner tries...
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Interviews, Policy
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Technicians Make it Happen

June 8, 2016
Insight
As part of our support for the Technicians Make it Happen campaign, we speak to Kelly Vere about why it's high-time to give technicians the recognition they deserve.
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Interviews
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Science PR: hindrance or help?

June 3, 2016
Insight
The murky goings on in the world of scientific PR should give us cause for concern says Russ Swan as he picks apart the strange case of the world’s oldest...
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Comment And Analysis
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Unexpected side effects of drugs

June 1, 2016
Insight
Although drugs are usually intended to treat one ailment or disease, they can often be repurposed. Here are some examples.
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Comment And Analysis
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Orchid cuckoo bee

June 1, 2016
Insight
This beautiful image of an orchid cuckoo bee (Exaerete frontalis) was taken by Levin Biss as part of his Microsculpture exhibition.
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Focal Point
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The oft-forgotten workforce…

June 1, 2016
Insight
Not to come over all Life of Brian, but what have the technicians ever done for us?
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Comment And Analysis
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The EU debate – where does science stand?

May 30, 2016
Insight
April has seen a number of debates up and down the country in universities, research campuses and even the Houses of Parliament on the question of science and EU membership.
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Comment And Analysis
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How to avoid interstellar doom!

May 25, 2016
Insight
The alien apocalypse is nearly upon us. Or at least it could be. That is to say, we have no evidence to suggest it isn’t.
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Comment And Analysis
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Shout from the rooftops, or mumble under your breath?

May 20, 2016
Insight
Communicating your research is important – but how to strike the right tone? Dr Matthew Partridge tries to find the line between spin and boredom…
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Comment And Analysis
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Translational research…and beyond

May 19, 2016
Insight
Professor Nicholas Lemoine, keynote speaker for ON Helix 2016, tells us about how translational research improves health outcomes for patients.
Life Sciences
Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Did the dinosaurs suffer with malaria?

May 16, 2016
Insight
A new analysis of the prehistoric origin of malaria suggests that it evolved in insects at least 100 million years ago, and the first vertebrate hosts of this disease were...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health
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Understanding the nuclear long game

May 9, 2016
Insight
With the UK likely to turn to nuclear power more in the future, the importance of how best to dispose of nuclear waste will become more pressing.
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Interviews
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