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The 2026 spring season of the Frankfort Heritage Lecture series has been unveiled and contains a special lineup of capital ...

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Synthetic biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes. The textile dyeing ...

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On January 1, 1906 the UK’s first immigration legislation passed into law – after a campaign against Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe. The JC sent Simon Gelberg to meet the first boat due in London ...

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From intimate betrayals to institutional rot, our pick of the year’s best thrillers examines power, complicity and moral ...