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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 1, 20193 min read

The mathematics of immortality

Nicholas Folidis imagines a world where we could cheat ageing and cure disease

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Mar 1, 20192 min read

A symbiotic way of life: the lichen

Lara Williams takes a closer look at the miniature ecosystem within the ubiquitous lichen

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How bats help the world and why we should help them

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Mar 1, 20193 min read

How bats help the world and why we should help them

Sophie Titman explores the intricate world of bats and advocates for increased conservation efforts to protect these underrated mammals

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Mar 1, 20192 min read

Our world without bacteria

Phoebe Buxton conducts a thought experiment, imagining a world in which bacteria suddenly cease to exist

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SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20182 min read

Bees – it is our time to help them

Nicole Rosik highlights the importance of bees and warns of the consequences if we do not help to recover bee populations

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SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20183 min read

Taking evolution into our own hands

Sean O’Brien explores the research that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and its implications for the future

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Hanging around: why do sloths move so slowly?

SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20182 min read

Hanging around: why do sloths move so slowly?

Adam Dorey delves into the strange, slowed-down world of sloths

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SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20183 min read

The cost of immortality

Abigail Joyce discusses the ethical issues surrounding HeLa cells, the first immortalised cell line to be used in scientific research

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Rhythm, interrupted: how modern society disrupts our body clocks

SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20183 min read

Rhythm, interrupted: how modern society disrupts our body clocks

Farhana Alam discusses the effects of a modern lifestyle on circadian rhythms and on human health

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Ancient Evolution: How Neanderthal DNA Influenced Humanity

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Dec 31, 20183 min read

Ancient Evolution: How Neanderthal DNA Influenced Humanity

Courtney Kousser travels back in evolutionary time to explore the relationship between humans and Neanderthals

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Legal rights to DNA have yet to keep up with the times

SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20183 min read

Legal rights to DNA have yet to keep up with the times

Tiffany Idle unravels the legal issues surrounding ownership of DNA samples

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Saving our future: learning from the dinosaurs

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Dec 31, 20182 min read

Saving our future: learning from the dinosaurs

Mia Wroe urges the public to learn from the past to save the future in the face of impending global catastrophe

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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 1, 20183 min read

Blood flowers

Chyi Chung traces the roots of cut flowers unearthed in Ton van Zantvoort’s documentary film, A Blooming Business

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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 1, 20183 min read

Diagnosing Edward Cullen

Haneef Akram explores the biomedical mechanism underlying vampirism

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The day, the week, the month, or even the year for neurotechnology

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Mar 1, 20183 min read

The day, the week, the month, or even the year for neurotechnology

Hannah Stephens discovers that the absurd futuristic tropes suggested in Friends aren’t far from reality after all

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SATNAVmagazine

Mar 1, 20183 min read

The Blue Planet II Effect

Anna Pitts rides along the waves of impact following David Attenborough’s latest documentary series

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Mar 1, 20183 min read

Genetic Determinism in GATTACA

Jayde Martin challenges the deceiving depiction of genetic determinism in GATTACA

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Mar 1, 20183 min read

How slow can you go?

Federico Abatecola unravels the mystery behind the slo-mo phenomena

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SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20173 min read

CRISPR/Cas9 and its natural inspiration

Jayde Martin highlights the role of evolution in developing the genome editing tool

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Magnetoreception: nature's invisible map

SATNAVmagazine

Dec 31, 20172 min read

Magnetoreception: nature's invisible map

Bruce Saleeb-Mousa explores an extraordinary way animals are able to navigate

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