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If AI can learn how life works, it could help us live longer, healthier lives

The Francis Crick Institute’s expert scientists on how AI can help the healthcare industry

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Scientists reconstructed the face of ‘Conquest Man’, a 1,000-year-old skeleton buried just 13 years after the Norman Conquest

Buried around 1079, Conquest Man's identity has been revealed through scientific analysis. His ancestry offers insights into his journey across Europe, showcasing a unique blend of Scandinavian artifacts with those linked to a Norman church. This finding complicates the simplistic Saxon versus Norman narrative, emphasizing resilience and adaptability in the…

The Times of India · Aug 31

The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past

Editorial: Thanks to new technology we are are acquiring insights into earlier times, and realising how little we truly know

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Wellcome Photography Prize 2025: When photography meets science, health and the human experience

Now in its 28th year, the Wellcome Photography Prize honours photography at the intersection of science, health and the human experience. This year’s winners capture powerful stories exploring domestic abuse, climate migration and the hidden dangers of cholesterol.

Euronews · Jul 16, 2025

Scientists find new pathway which could help prevent diet-related liver cancer

The research is published in the journal JHep Reports.

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

Scientists make new discovery that could help prevent diet-related liver cancer

Scientists said that cases of the cancer arising from underlying fatty liver disease are on the rise

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025

British Library's huge £1.1 billion extension goes ahead after securing Japanese backing

The scheme will create new facilities for the library and provide 600,000 sq ft of new commercial space for life sciences occupiers

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

How to reproduce with two fathers – and no biological mother

At the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, held in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London, Japanese researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi stunned attendees when he explained how he had successfully reproduced mice from two male parents.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

1,500 ancient European genomes reveal previously hidden waves of migration, study finds

Researchers developed a more precise method of understanding ancestry from ancient DNA and used it to identify previously unknown waves of migration.

LiveScience · Jan 3, 2025

DNA study reveals secrets of migrations across Europe 2000 years ago

Most of the migrations involved people speaking three main branches of Germanic languages

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025