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The Lab Bench
Science, simplified but never dumbed down
Quick explainers on the science making news this week. No hype, no clickbait — just clear explanations from working scientists about what actually happened and why it matters. 15 minutes, every Monday.
Dr. Raj Patel
Weekly
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CRISPR 3.0: What Changed
16 min
10 Feb 2026
The latest generation of gene-editing tools is more precise and less controversial. Here's what's different and why it matters.
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16 min
Room-Temperature Superconductors (Again)
14 min
3 Feb 2026
Another claim, another retraction cycle. Why this keeps happening and what real progress looks like.
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14 min
The Battery Problem No One Talks About
18 min
27 Jan 2026
EVs are great. But where do 11 million tonnes of spent lithium-ion batteries go? The recycling gap is bigger than you think.
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18 min