Researchers at one of the UK’s leading genetics centres tell us about their serendipitous findings.
By Gaia Vince
Science, mostly, progresses iteratively. But every now and then, a discovery will be made – often incidental to the main aim of the research – that is entirely unexpected. Such serend...
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