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Research Features

Our research features take a more in-depth look at selected aspects of our research and the wider impacts of our science for the wider world. Browse all of these articles in the reader window below or access specific features directly from the introductions further down the page. These features were originally produced as part of our Annual Research Reports.
 

20/05/2025

Diet, DNA and destiny

This feature was written by Becky Allen for the 2023-2024 Institute Review.

For some, living longer brings opportunities, but for others it heralds ill health. Ameliorating deficits in healthspan requires deeper understanding of the complex changes in biological functions that lead to ageing. Dr Gavin Kelsey, Head of the Epigenetics programme, talks about the programme’s science, ambitions for the next four years, and shares a small secret about what helps fuel his research.

 By Becky Allen