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Alison George

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Alison George is an award-winning science writer and editor who focusses on life sciences, health and archaeology. She was a finalist for the 2023 'British science journalist of the year' award, and is a former winner of the 'PTC New Journalist of the Year' award. She started her career as researcher with the British Antarctic Survey, spending 18 months in the Antarctic, and has a PhD and BSc in biochemistry.

She is currently a features editor at New Scientist. She has written about everything from cold-water swimming, the secret life of cheese, the reason why we’re conscious to the mysteries of Stonehenge. and is particularly proud that an article she wrote helped save a lab for genius birds. Previously she wrote and edited a series of books for New Scientist including The Brain: A User’s Guide and The Quantum World.

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Aliza Nisenbaum, Susan, Aarti, Keerthana and Princess, Sunday in Brooklyn, 2018, oil on linen ? Aliza Nisenbaum. Photo courtesy the Artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York Real Families: Stories of Change Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 6 Oct 2023 - 7 January 2024 Terms of Loan These images are on loan to you, and are accepted by you under the following terms and conditions: That the reproductions are accompanied by the artist, title, date, lender and copyright line; That the reproductions are not cropped, overprinted, tinted or subject to any form of derogatory treatment without the prior approval of the copyright owner; That the images are only reproduced to illustrate an article or feature reviewing or reporting on Real Families: Stories of Change at the Fitzwilliam Museum (section 30 (i) and (ii) of theCopyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988); That any reproductions are not used for marketing or advertising purposes. Press use is considered to be moderate use of images to report a current event or to illustrate a review or criticism of the work, as defined by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Chapter 48 Section 30 Subsections (1)-(3). Reproductions which comply with the above do not need to be licensed. Reproductions for all non-press uses or for press uses where the above criteria do not apply (e.g.covers and feature articles) must be licensed before publication. Further information can be obtained atwww.dacs.org.uk or by contacting DACS licensing on +44 207 336 8811. Due to UK copyright law only applying to UK publications, any articles or press uses which are published outside of the UK and include reproductions of these images will need to have sought authorisation with the relevant copyright society of that country. The use of images for front covers may attract a fee and will require the prior authorisation of the holder of the work. Please contact kitty@sam-talbot.com

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Real Families exhibition: How we redefined families for a new world

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The best way to care for your microbiome to keep it healthy as you age

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The Neanderthal woman was re-created and built by Dutch artists Andrie and Alfons Kennis. Research including fossil anatomy and a detailed study of DNA is present in the color of the skin and eyes. (Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images)

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The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals

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Professor Lee Berger, palaeontologist, explorer and member of The National Geographic Society, gestures as he explains the scientific relevance of discovering Homo Naledi in the Rising Star caves system in The Cradle of Human Kind, on May 11, 2023. The news shakes the foundations of human evolution: world-renowned paleontologist Lee Berger announced on Monday that he had discovered the oldest graves ever found in South Africa, pushing back the first traces of mortuary practices by some 100,000 years . The oldest tombs discovered so far were found in Israel and Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century. They date from around 100,000 years before our era and house the remains of Homo sapiens, the direct ancestor of man. The burials unearthed in South Africa date from -200,000 to -300,000 years. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Cave of Bones review: Lee Berger on the discovery of Homo naledi

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Homo naledi may have made etchings on cave walls and buried its dead

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MARSEILLE, FRANCE - APRIL 20:Views of the cave paintings Cosquer cave in Marseille before the official opening the 4 june on April 20, 2022 in Marseille, France. As the replica cave officially opens its doors to visitors on June 4,2022,a team of archaeologists and divers are racing to save the ancient underwater cave paintings from climate change and marine pollution in south-east France. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images)

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