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Dr Mary Logan | Dr Sean Speese – Protecting the Brain
Our nervous system has such an important function in our body that neurons have their own bodyguards. Known as glial cells, they protect brain cells against injury and prevent damage. Dr Mary Logan and Dr Sean Speese, both based at the Jungers Center for...
The SETI Institute’s Earthling Project
An exciting new endeavour at the SETI Institute, the Earthling project, aims to connect humans around the world through the universal language of music. Charged with the task of creating music that represents us as humans, composer Felipe Pérez Santiago aims to foster...
Dr Rolf Drechsler | Dr Christoph Lüth – SELFIE – Self-Verification of Electronic Systems
Electronic systems influence many aspects of daily life. It is imperative, therefore, that these systems are working as intended and expected. The process of ensuring the correctness of systems is called verification. Traditional verification methods, however, are...
Professor Ronald Erskine – Improving Milk Quality from the Farm to the Table
The US dairy industry has undergone major restructuring over the past couple of decades, with growing herd sizes and an increased reliance on labour from outside the family. These changes have brought about new challenges to prevent infectious diseases among cattle....
Dr Susann Fischer | Professor Thomas Becker – Brewer’s Yeast – Engineering Better Beer
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast is the primary microorganism for making fermented beverages such as beer, wine and sake. However, ensuring efficient and high-quality fermentation requires the use of genetic engineering. Most consumers are opposed to the idea of...
PPM: Tailoring Cannabis to Create Medicine for the Masses
Cannabis is a plant that remains largely stigmatised, along with people who consume or condone it. However, Dr Andrea Holmes and her colleagues at Precision Plant Molecules are revealing the numerous hidden benefits of cannabis, when processed with precision....
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Scientia Issue #125
CELEBRATING DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION IN GENETIC SCIENCE This important issue of Scientia showcases the vital work of scientists in the field of genetics, the branch of biology concerned with the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity....
Scientia Issue #124
COMBATTING CLIMATE CHANGE & ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE In this critical issue of Scientia, we address the two greatest threats that humanity has ever faced: climate change and ecological collapse. As two sides of the same coin, these human-induced...
Scientia Issue #123
SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE In this important edition of Scientia, we address one of the greatest challenges of our time – ensuring food security and agricultural sustainability into the future. Here, we feature a broad...
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The SETI Institute’s Earthling Project
An exciting new endeavour at the SETI Institute, the Earthling project, aims to connect humans around the world through the universal language of music. Charged with the task of creating music that represents us as humans, composer Felipe Pérez Santiago aims to foster...
The Royal Astronomical Society
Established almost two centuries ago, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is the UK’s learned society dedicated to facilitating and promoting the study of astronomy, solar-system science and geophysics. In this exclusive interview, we speak with the Society’s...
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