Dark DNA: The missing matter at the heart of nature
“The discovery that some animals thrive despite hugely mutated DNA hidden in their genome is forcing us to rethink some basics of evolution”
Introducing ‘dark DNA’ – the phenomenon that could change how we think about evolution
A Venomous Fight Among Reptile Scientists
“A heated debate about the origins of snake and lizard venom is a reminder that science is always a work in progress.” Ed Yong, writing in The Atlantic
A blog post about some of our venom work, and the debate we had at the International Society on Toxinology World Congress in Oxford in September 2015 (“This house believes that venom originated only once in the course of reptilian evolution”, which we opposed and won). An amicable venomous debate
International Society on Toxinology World Congress, Oxford 2015 (I was part of the debate on the Sunday)
Bangor University Venom Day, November 2014
BBC Radio Wales Science Cafe, 21/10/2014 – “Venom”
“New understanding of venom could open door to more effective anti-venoms”
Wellcome Trust Research Round-up 22nd December 2014
“New understanding of venom could open door to more effective antivenoms”
“How the snake got its venom” Bangor University News, Phys.org