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Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

Review: Bluedot Festival 2019

With New Order, Hot Chip, and Kraftwerk on the menu at Bluedot, Freya Thompson reviewed a buffet of electronic music
Organs on the wrong side of her body

Organs on the wrong side of her body

Despite having her appendix removed, the 99-year-old woman never discovered her medical abnormality
Preview: Bluedot Festival 2019

Preview: Bluedot Festival 2019

Contributor Freya Thomson previews Bluedot Festival which sees science meet music with headliners New Order, Kraftwerk, and Hot Chip.
‘The greater good’: The ethics of animal testing in scientific research

‘The greater good’: The ethics of animal testing in scientific research

Jacklin Kwan tours the University of Manchester animal research unit in the Stopford Building, and examines the ethical considerations to be made in such a subject matter
Researchers find “electricity-breathing” bacteria

Researchers find “electricity-breathing” bacteria

Researchers at Washington State University have found bacteria which can ‘eat and breathe’ electricity
Baryons, beakers, and Brexit

Baryons, beakers, and Brexit

Brexit is plagued with uncertainty, and the faster we’re moving towards it, the less we know about the UK’s position as a science powerhouse
Awe-inspiring women in science and technology

Awe-inspiring women in science and technology

In the wake of International Women’s Day, The Mancunion takes time to recognise the outstanding contributions female scientists have made
HIV-1 remission achieved in second patient

HIV-1 remission achieved in second patient

For the second time in history, HIV remission has been achieved in a human patient using a combination of chemotherapy and stem cell transplants
Nobel-prize winning 3D imaging

Nobel-prize winning 3D imaging

Scientists at the School of Materials in Manchester have used single-particle reconstruction to help them identify and improve the structure of fuel cells.
Industry, engineering and science: A history of north campus

Industry, engineering and science: A history of north campus

Alex Moores explores the vibrant history of north campus, and its growth alongside industry and scientific research in Manchester.
UoM researchers develop cheap graphene inks

UoM researchers develop cheap graphene inks

A Manchester-based research team have developed a potentially groundbreaking method for producing graphene
The periodic table: 150 years in the making

The periodic table: 150 years in the making

2019 marks 150 years since the periodic table was invented. Writer Byron Gamble discusses its history
Chinese New Year special: science and the pig

Chinese New Year special: science and the pig

Chinese New Year is right around the corner, and contributor Ella Gerry takes the opportunity to explore the significance of the pig in science research.
New Year’s resolution hack

New Year’s resolution hack

Confidence is they key in hitting your goals in 2019
Spotlight: Science non-fiction

Spotlight: Science non-fiction

Science fiction can be difficult to access, but these picks will help you into a thoroughly enjoyable genre
Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem

Science research has caused Spice to become such a big problem

The synthetic drug problem across Europe and North America has been created inadvertently by scientific journals’ research
Manchester PhD student dances her thesis

Manchester PhD student dances her thesis

The competition has finals in Washington next month
Testing for cancer with nanoparticles

Testing for cancer with nanoparticles

The research could help with early cancer detection
Drugs to PrEPare for HIV

Drugs to PrEPare for HIV

PrEP can be reduce the risk of catching HIV by 99%
Soviet ‘Zond 6’ lunar mission audio recording surfaces

Soviet ‘Zond 6’ lunar mission audio recording surfaces

The recording comes from a vital point in the space race