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UK variant looks set to cause a surge in global coronavirus cases

17 March 2021

Globally, since late February, coronavirus infections have started to rise again, mainly linked to the B.1.1.7 variant. The big question is what happens next

Hibernating marmots don’t seem to age - could humans do the same?

16 March 2021

A key sign of ageing slows right down when ground squirrels are hibernating. This suggests we might be able to induce similar changes to put humans in suspended animation for long-distance space travel

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UK variant looks set to cause a surge in global coronavirus cases

Hibernating marmots don’t seem to age - could humans do the same?

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