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    Katie Silver

    is a health and science journalist currently working with the BBC in London.

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    Science June 02, 2017

    MinION pocket DNA sequencer

    A new handheld DNA sequencer is releasing scientists from the confines of their labs, aiding in projects from treating contaminated water to potentially testing for life on Mars.

    Health April 30, 2016

    UK doctors heading to Australia

    Rural Australia could be the beneficiary of an influx of young British doctors looking abroad to escape swingeing cuts to junior contracts in their homeland.

    Science November 26, 2016

    New Safe Confinement in Chernobyl

    Thirty years since the world’s worst nuclear accident, engineers are sliding a giant shield over the Chernobyl reactor to finally enable its deconstruction and decontamination.

    Technology February 13, 2016

    3D printing for surgery

    3D printing is revolutionising surgery, from implants to regeneration. Might organ donation become a thing of the past?

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