Why the Victorian anxieties that underlie HG Wells’s masterpiece have never gone away.

The scientific developments in AI in 2024 were just the tip of the iceberg

Listen to the audiobook Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell, written by Bernardo Kastrup, narrated by Christian Leatherman.

Organisms are complex assemblages of cells, cells that produce light, shoot harpoons, and secrete glue. Therefore, identifying the mechanisms that generate novelty at the level of the individual cell is essential for understanding how multicellular life evolves. For decades, the field of evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) has been developing a framework for connecting genetic variation that arises during embryonic development to the emergence of diverse adult forms. With increasing access to new single cell ‘omics technologies and an array of techniques for manipulating gene expression, we can now extend these inquiries inward to the level of the individual cell. In this opinion, I argue that applying an Evo-Devo framework to single cells makes it possible to explore the natural history of cells, where this was once only possible at the organismal level.

The glass plaque on Stonegate honours 18th Century writer and clergyman Laurence Sterne.

Signed - First Edition. - 1760 - "STERNE, Laurence. Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Nine volumes. WITH: The Sermons of Mr. Yorick. Seven volumes. WITH: A Sentimental Journey through F...

Biochemical and structural studies of the loading pathway of the human MCM2–7 replicative helicase motor reveal differences from the orthologous yeast system that may increase resilience against chall...

Seventy-seven prize winners sign letter arguing Trump’s DHHS pick will put US public health ‘in jeopardy’

New data published today by the Office for National Statistics shows that there has been no change in health improvement since 2011, as the percentage of people who reported being in "very good" or "g...