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Crabs, cures and conservation


Why are hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs still 'bled' for drug testing each year when synthetic alternatives are available? 

Six-legged suffering


A growing number of biologists believe that insects could be sentient, and that we must do more to minimise any pain or stress we cause them

Biology for a better world


Neil Ingram on the opportunity to reform biology curricula for the better 

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Time to reboot biology degrees?

Prepping students for data and AI-led science

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Making the case for ‘ecocide’

Can a new law protect nature?

Vitamin C: cold comfort?

The strange history of the cold remedy