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In 1944, physicist Erwin Schrödinger wrote What is Life? a book that inspired Francis Crick to embark on his Nobel prize-winning research on DNA. But Schrödinger's challenging question, 'how can the ...

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In the next issue we’ll be looking at the confusing taxonomy of the dodo, and the science of tattoos. Click here for more info on subscribing, joining the RSB, or advertising in The Biologist In the ...

human health. Why is it important? Bioengineering's most visible branch is the development of medical innovations such as prosthetics and high-tech implants, but genetic, stem cell and tissue ...