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Leo is a science writer with a focus on environmental and food research. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Newcastle University and a master's degree in science communication from the University of Edinburgh.
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How the Danish National Genome Center Uses Patients’ Genomic Data
Catching up at the Nordic Precision Medicine Forum 2025 in Stockholm, Technology Networks spoke to Astrid Pedersen, special advisor at the Danish National Genome Center, to learn more about the initiative’s work.
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Vegans Can Build Muscle Just as Well as Meat-Eaters
The study involved 40 participants who were fed either a vegan or omnivorous diet and asked to complete 3 sessions of whole-body resistance training over 9 days.
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How Nourish Ingredients Made Its Milk Substitute Creamy
Technology Networks caught up with its founder and CEO, James Petrie, to learn what makes the company’s lipids unique.
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Seed Oils and Your Health: The Good and the Bad
Read a breakdown of the latest research to learn the truth behind the recent seed oil health scares.
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Could an AI Win the Nobel Prize? Maybe By 2050, If This Project Is Successful
The team at Omron Sinic X say that, by 2050, they hope their AI can conduct whole experiments independently of human scientists.
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How DNA Barcoding Went From Biodiversity Tracker to Food Fraud Detector
Technology Networks speaks to the method’s pioneer, Paul Hebert. Read on to learn about how the technique went from biodiversity tracker to food fraud finder.
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Why Soft Robotics Could Be the Future of Stroke Rehabilitation
Dr. Jacqueline Libby explains why her team’s prototype soft exosuits could replace traditional, clunky stroke rehabilitation equipment.
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How AI and Spatial Biomarkers Are Transforming Antibody–Drug Conjugate Development
Speaking at a recent Technology Networks’ symposium, Dr. Jason Reeves explained how AI is changing the development of antibody–drug conjugates.
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White Wine May Come With a Higher Skin Cancer Risk Than Red Wine
When focusing on the results of a few studies, the researchers found that white wine was associated with a 22% increased risk of skin cancer when compared to red.
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Omega-3 Supplements Slow Biological Aging, Study Suggests
In a 3-year longitudinal trial involving participants aged 70 years or over, researchers found that consuming just 1 gram of omega-3 supplements per day slowed 3 out of 4 of the participants’ epigenetic clocks.
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