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João Pedro de Magalhães: Old whale, new tricks

May 4

May 4 João Pedro de Magalhães: Old whale, new tricks

Animals, Cancer, Evolution

João Pedro de Magalhães studies some of the longest lived animals in the world, like the bowhead whale which can live for 200 years, to understand how we can improve human ageing.

Elizabeth Clare: bats, cats and naked mole rats

Dec 1

Dec 1 Elizabeth Clare: bats, cats and naked mole rats

Animals, Genetic testing

One of the pioneers in the field of environmental DNA is Professor Elizabeth Clare at York University, Toronto Ontario. Her lab has been developing techniques for sucking eDNA out of the air in zoos, prairies and bat roosts for use in conservation.