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Felix Science Explained: How Does the …

WEBUpon entering the host’s body the virus’ spike proteins attach to a different protein found on the surface of lung cells, called ACE2. A study published in Science found that the virus …

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Survey reveals damning truth about medics’ financial hardship

WEBRecent survey results have shown that students in their final years of medicine face extreme financial difficulty, with one in two students saying that their financial situation …

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Princess Beatrice at roundtable with ICU Mental Health …

WEBFelix sat down with Aglaia Freccero to talk mental health, her encounter with Princess Beatrice, and her time as ICU Mental Health Officer.

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How Donkey Kong became a trans icon

WEBFirst, a bit of background. Trans rights are a controversial topic in the UK currently with mainstream newspapers exhibiting some of the most toxic and transphobic headlines; …

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Cold-water swimming at Hampstead Heath Ponds and Lido

WEBLocated in Zone 2 of North London, Hampstead Heath has four swimming sites: the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond, the Highgate Men’s Pond, the Mixed Pond, and a chlorinated …

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Alcohol, Authenticity, and Arctic Monkeys

WEBReleased in 2007, Arctic Monkeys’s Favourite Worst Nightmare is a recollection of a night out, a sly dig at the trappings of fame, and a teary confession of naïve love that wasn’t …

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Are we medicalising personality

WEBNone of my friends from home have mental health problems. This is in small-town, rural Wales, where knowing about the wider world isn’t really a thing, and buzzwords like self …

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Oceans and medicines could die with sharks Felix Online

WEBThe student newspaper of Imperial College London. News Environment Comment Editorial Science Sport & Societies Arts Phoenix Film & TV Music Books Investment Horoscopes …

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The Ghost Map: dive into the 1854 London cholera outbreak

WEBThe setting of this book - a cholera outbreak in Victorian England revolving around cesspools contaminations - is not particularly the most attractive thing in the world, yet …

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Félix González-Torres: Conceptualising the HIV Epidemic

[email protected]. González-Torres created visual art using commonplace objects such that his work appeared simplistic on the surface, but he often touched upon his personal life and …

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Society has an eating disorder

WEBSociety has an eating disorder. Sweeping statement, I know, but take a second to look at the posters next time you get on the tube. Diets, cookbooks, meal replacement shakes, …

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Guerilla Girls: The Male Gaze

WEBThe Male Gaze was coined by feminist film-theorist Laura Mulvey, who saw it as a power structure between the sexes; with heterosexual men in control of the palette, the …

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Pandemic preparedness: UK government ignored exercise action …

WEBThe four themes to be investigated were PPE, Use of Quarantine, Community Sampling, and Communication. The Clinical Advisory Group concluded that the Government and …

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Two Girls One Cup

WEBTwo girls in a cup, not quite the same Two Girls One Cup is a scatological fantasy drama centered around a solitary cup, which is shared by the two girls named in the title. …

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In Conversation: Ian MacNeil

WEBIn Conversation: Ian MacNeil. Ian MacNeil is the set designer for Everyman, currently on at the National Theatre. Felix Arts’ Jack Steadman caught up with Ian during the run of …

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Mankind is a virus

WEBFact: We contains more DNA that makes viruses than DNA that makes humans. No, this isn’t talking about Mr Smith’s famous quote about how humans are more like viruses …

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How to become a science journalist

WEBA good course is very valuable. “I don’t think that any journalist needs to be an expert on any subject other than journalism. But, the things a science journalist needs is to know is …

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Imperial Launches J-IDEA Institute

WEBImperial has launched a new institute as part of the School of Public Health in White City this week, targeted at predicting and preventing global health crises.

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Organ donation: is it selfless or selfish

WEBNeedless to say, my selfish argument cannot extend to people who give blood, stem cells and live kidneys. Yes you might get a bit of a buzz like Nicholas Crace, the oldest living …

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