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Tom Ireland
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Science writer, editor of The Biologist, & author of THE GOOD VIRUS, a Times book of the year 2023.
Bioscience, tech, cricket & comedy.
https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist
https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tom-ireland/the-good-virus/9781529365283/
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Highlights from the latest issue of The Biologist are live!
Are insects sentient?
Why are 1000s of horseshoe crabs still being 'bled' for drug testing each year?
The strange history of Vit C as a cold remedy
Making 'ecocide' a crime against humanity
+ more here
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September 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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A new issue of The Biologist is now with @royalsocbio.bsky.social members and it's a cracker! We've an interview with @laminda.bsky.social‬ on zombifying parasites, tips on progressing from post-doc to PI, and we ask if creating a new million-peptide database could help fight AMR.
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The cover of The Biologist magazine shows a mushroom-like fungus growing out of a blue fly and the headline: "Hostile takeovers".
May 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Highlights from a special AI issue of The Biologist are now free to read and share online!

How neural networks compare with the brain
How to produce the quality data AI-bio needs, fairly
Patrick Hsu & Evo
Plus: AI & regulation, education, sequencing, and more.
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A special issue of The Biologist, featuring a tree growing out of a silicon chip, and the headline 'AI busts into life'
December 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM