‘Vegetarian’ giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating seabird
Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, attacked and ate a tern chick. This is the first
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Aug. 23, 2021 • ~3 min
Aug. 23, 2021 • ~3 min
Worsening GP shortages in disadvantaged areas likely to widen health inequalities
Areas of high socioeconomic disadvantaged are being worst hit by shortages of GPs, a trend that is only worsening with time and is likely to widen pre-existing
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Aug. 18, 2021 • ~6 min
Aug. 18, 2021 • ~6 min
Discovery of origin of oesophageal cancer cells highlights importance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s oesophagus
Abnormal cells that go on develop into oesophageal cancer – cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach – start life as cells of the stomach,
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Aug. 12, 2021 • ~6 min
Aug. 12, 2021 • ~6 min
Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage
Cambridge scientists have grown beating heart cells in the lab and shown how they are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a study published in
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Aug. 5, 2021 • ~4 min
Aug. 5, 2021 • ~4 min
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