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Tom Leslie

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Tom Leslie has been a subeditor at New 杏吧原创 since 2022. Sometimes seen posing as a writer, he has an interest in anything to do with organic molecules, microorganisms and cell biology. Tom is based in London and graduated from the University of Oxford in 2021 with a master's degree in biochemistry.

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Health

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Humans

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Health

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Mind

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ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Health

Discover RNA’s irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

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Comment

New 杏吧原创 recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

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Comment

Why eggs should be front and centre in the story of evolution

The hippocampus in a mouse's brain, composed of rat cells (red) and nuclei of both mouse and rat cells (blue)

Mind

Rat neuron injection lets mice that can鈥檛 smell sniff out cookies