Why producing antibiotics is a bad investment?

I’m currently in Nepal where anyone – even a six-year-old – can buy antibiotics, and I know that this is...

Aug 10, 2016

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Fatty food and Alzheimer’s disease – what’s the link?

The effects of high-fat food and obesity are reported daily in the media. But despite this, we still love a...

Jul 29, 2016

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Silent killers: Zellweger syndrome and related diseases, a group of rare genetic disorders

Abraham Lincoln and King George III are just two of many people who achieved great things despite living with genetic disorders . Fortunately for...

Jul 19, 2016

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Outsourcing in science: 21st century collaboration

As a scientist, I spend a lot of my time optimising a technique that has been perfected by many others....

Jun 28, 2016

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Interstellar greenhouses: how a single molecule could be key to growing plants in microgravity

In the film The Martian, Matt Damon’s character survives being stranded on another planet by growing potatoes in his own...

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I’m a science blogger, formerly a researcher. I write about the latest science topics in a simple, accessible language. I also write about my experiences in academia, hoping that it will inform my readers more about choices inside and outside academia. My interests include science, and policy affecting research and innovation.

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