David Grainger, Contributor

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Ageing Is A Feature Not A Bug

Preventing us getting old and dying has been the holy grail of biology for centuries. Money is now pouring in to ageing research, which has moved from the lunatic fringe the mainstream in the past several years. But does our current thinking stand a c…

The Science Behind Ketogenic Diets — Or Why We Get Fat And What To Do About It

Stories about ketogenic diets are everywhere. But whats the science behind ketosis? A personal experiment, trying ketosis for a month, quickly revealed why modern humans tend to get fat and the most painless way to fight it