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Close up code

Pilot programme encourages researchers to share the code behind their work

02 Jun 2017

New project, partly designed by a University of Cambridge researcher, aims to improve transparency in science by sharing ‘how the sausage is made...

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Stem Cell Research

Opinion: We need to break science out of its ivory tower – here's one way to do this

26 Apr 2017

Science doesn't work the same for everyone everywhere - there are huge disparities in access to scientific hardware, and in gender and minority...

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Marchantia - a primitive plant form used as the 'chassis' for designing new plants

From foundry to factory: building synthetic plants

20 Jun 2014

A movement is under way that will fast-forward the design of new plant traits. It takes inspiration from engineering and the software industry, and...

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