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Ed Yong

Ed is an award-winning science author. He writes the blog Not Exactly Rocket Science and his work has appeared in New Scientist, Nature, Scientific American, the Guardian, the Times, Wired UK, Discover and more. He tweets at @edyong209.

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Mosaic@Future

The amateur who surprised science

By Ed Yong

The Anopheles mosquito is the vector for the malaria parasite (Science Photo Library)
Mosaic@Future

Malaria's next ticking timebomb

By Ed Yong
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In Depth

Code that could save civilisation

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Can we make a universal flu jab?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever heal damaged hearts?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever... read minds?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever… regenerate limbs?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever… simulate the brain?

By Ed Yong
As greenhouse gases warm the seas, corals expel the algae that live inside them and lose their bright colours, becoming bleached and weak. (Copyright: Science Photo Library)
Will We Ever?

Will we lose all our coral reefs?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Can we ever have safe cigarettes?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever… crack life’s code?

By Ed Yong
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Will We Ever?

Will we ever predict earthquakes?

By Ed Yong

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