Genetically modified pig kidneys transplanted into brain-dead patient
Could this be the answer to organ shortages?
A forest’s fungi with Professor Martin Bidartondo
It is increasingly being recognised that to protect plants, you have to protect the fungi that support them.
We are killing the cure for cancer
Marine invertebrates may hold the key to developing effective cancer treatments, but we are reducing their populations
The ageist nature of technology
There is a growing need for computer and phone interfaces which account for the needs of the elderly population
This Week in Science (28/01/2022)
The biggest events in science at Imperial and from around the world this week
Science Spotlight: Fire Safety in Tall Buildings with Dr Matthew Bonner
Dr Matthew Bonner is a Research Assistant at Hazelab, a fire science research group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Turning your immune system against itself: How HTLV-1 transforms immune cells into cancer
Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) is a virus which mainly infects T cells
The forgotten C - Cancer during COVID-19
602,350 people died of cancer in 2020 in the US, and cancer still took the lead over COVID-19 in death toll even in the worst affected countries
Forever young is possible for some organisms
Death is ubiquitous in nature... and so is mocking it!
Pandemic preparedness: UK government ignored exercise action points
COVID-19 has plagued our lives for almost two years now, however, varying CoV strains have been around for much longer.
Against rationality
Science writer Leo Zhang explores the 1975 science philosophy book, “Against Method”, by Paul Feyerabend
This week in Science (21-10-15)
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