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#BreakTheBias: Scientists showcase their lives outside the lab
This International Women’s Day, we are introducing some of our researchers to help #BreakTheBias, and showcasing the full lives and passions of our scientists outside the lab.
The Lost Tribe: Improving the lives of young adults with cancer
Caught between child and adult care, young adult cancer patients face unique challenges.
Finding motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Motivation has declined in schools, but relationships can help
Which comes first: motivation or achievement?
Looking more closely at how children learn and progress can demystify pathways in learning.
canSAR: The AI ‘knowledgebase’ revolutionising cancer drug discovery
A feature I wrote for the 10-year anniversary of canSAR -- the largest, public cancer drug discovery platform in the world.
Scientific-journal publishers announce trans-inclusive name-change policies
Several major scientific-journal publishers have launched policies that allow scientists to easily change their name on previous publications – a move that transgender researchers have been campaigning to introduce for years.
The Turing Test 2.0
Modern algorithms have transformed our understanding of the “Turing Test” and what it means for artificial intelligence
The splice of life
Deciding what we need in our lives and what to cut out is no simple task. When it comes to our cells, this responsibility lies with the spliceosome.
Do older children influence their siblings’ willingness to take risks?
Researchers found that observing an older sibling’s risk-taking can change the behaviour and brain patterns of younger siblings.
AI and the genome: What’s next for precision cancer treatment?
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The BRCA2 team: the scientists behind the breast cancer gene discovery
Twenty-five years ago, a team of researchers made a historic discovery, here are some of their stories.
Levelling up research on the adolescent brain
Smartphone games have the potential to reveal how our brains reach decisions and how these processes can go awry
COVID-19: How many people have died because of the pandemic?
How can we calculate the true toll of the pandemic?
How to help an ‘orchid child’ blossom
Supportive early environments can have powerful effects on the health of children who are more sensitive to their surroundings.