Category: Science and Innovation
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Is someone reanimated from cryogenic freezing legally dead or alive?
In light of recent headlines around cryogenics, Dr Heather Conway looks at how the practice of cryopreservation raises all sorts of novel legal issues.
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Water-retaining hydrogels – the unsung heroes of medicine
Dr Eneko Larrañeta Landa looks at how the ability of hydrogels to absorb and retain large quantities of water could be used to revolutionise medicine.
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How did the odd black holes detected by LIGO form – and can we spot them in the sky?
Professor Stephen Smartt examines the recent discovery by LIGO of gravitational waves and asks what this means for our understanding of black holes and stars.