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Prime Numbers in Nature: Cyclical Cicadas

Prime Numbers in Nature: Cyclical Cicadas

To many, prime numbers are a useless concept studied in maths and soon forgotten about, having no impact on the rest of our lives. While they do have some applications in computing and encryption, primes never seem to crop up in day-to-day life, remaining as “special numbers” that aren’t all that sp

Nerves, Pain, Dr Seuss, and the Chippendale Mupp

Nerves, Pain, Dr Seuss, and the Chippendale Mupp

Although hypothetical and a little absurd, for a story written in 1962 the Chippendale Mupp can prompt all sorts of questions and calculations about the technicalities of nerves.

How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology

How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology

How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology When the first human genome was sequenced completely, it cost an estimated $450 million[i]. Now, thanks to incredible technological advances, just 20 years later we can sequence the entire DNA of a human (foetus or octogenarian) for $600[ii], a cost that is