Blue death
I’m going to die. Like it or not, I’m ageing and one day the great Grim Reaper is going to shut me down, pull the plug, turn out the lights. I used to be terrified of death. One abiding childhood...
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Low power black-and-white image of hatching nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Different branches of biological research often use different model organisms. You’ve probably heard of some of them: E....
View ArticleVive la revolution! Dr David Gems on ageing
Dr David Gems Philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn theorised that paradigm shifts are essential for the progress of science. Dr David Gems from University College London talks us through his group’s...
View ArticleImage of the Week: C. elegans
This week’s image shows the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans, hatching as seen under a light microscope. A small, transparent, soil-dwelling nematode worm might not be the sort of thing that...
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