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“Just the idea of having these species back is already having an impact”

Beth Shapiro, chief scientist at the de-extinction start-up Colossal Biosciences, talks to Tom Ireland about the science and ethics of recreating long-lost species in a lab

 

Black history month: “A space, a platform, a movement”

The Biologist speaks to the founders of four networks for Black scientists about how to support and grow the Black STEM workforce 

Black History Month: Remembering Alan Powell Goffe

A pioneering Black virologist whose life was cut tragically short

Learning to love Lucilia

Tom Ireland explores how maggots can heal wounds like no other treatment, and how to overcome the ‘yuck’ factor

Enough about genes—what about ‘phenes’?

The new technology of phenomics 

Back to the future

Could ancient DNA help make crops more resilient to climate change?

Sparking new life

How fire can enhance biodiversity 
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