Archive - The Turnstone

Sun, rain and soil bring me one of life's joys (8 minute read)

19 hrs ago •

Melanie Newfield

Luck of the gene

Can we fix small DNA errors which are causing serious diseases? (10 minute read)

Feb 21 •

Melanie Newfield

The scales of life

A scientific meditation (4 minute preview, 7 minute read)

Feb 16 •

Melanie Newfield

Driven to destruction

The strange science and troubling potential of gene drives (10 minute read)

Feb 14 •

Melanie Newfield

What I wish people understood about risk

A conversation between risk professionals from two different fields

Feb 14 •

Melanie Newfield

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Plants which make me smile (3 minute read)

Feb 9 •

Melanie Newfield

The bizarre biological control which may save millions from malaria

Feb 7 •

Melanie Newfield

The tree which out-Seusses Dr Seuss himself (3 minute preview, 8 minute read)

Feb 2 •

Melanie Newfield

January 2025

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