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Benjamin Plackett
Benjamin Plackett
Benjamin Plackett is proud native of North Yorkshire, England and a graduate of Imperial College London with a B.Sc. honors degree in biology with a year in Europe. He loves writing about all things science, but has a particular penchant for health and also political stories. Check out his website and follow him on Twitter: @BenjPlackett
Benjamin Plackett • September 19, 2012
Scientists know that about half of alcoholism risk comes from your DNA, but which genes in particular are responsible, and why does it matter?
Benjamin Plackett • July 29, 2012
The legalization of marijuana is in the air for Washington State
Benjamin Plackett • May 24, 2012
The Chicago River is well on its way to environmental recovery, but there is still work to be done
Benjamin Plackett • March 29, 2012
Sensible response to Iran and its nuclear ambitions means understanding the science behind the sanctions.
Benjamin Plackett • February 26, 2012
With 1.6 million new cases of type two diabetes each year, how much coffee should we really be drinking?
Benjamin Plackett • February 12, 2012
Prions, a type of misled protein, are not too dissimilar from double agents
Benjamin Plackett • January 5, 2012
“Part of what you do is this typical British thing where part of your r sound is more like an ‘aaarh.’” I have never really wanted to change my British […]
Benjamin Plackett • December 26, 2011
Scienceline takes a look back at some of the best contradicting science stories of 2011
Benjamin Plackett • November 2, 2011
More than just H2O comes out of your kitchen tap
Benjamin Plackett • October 25, 2011
Oxfam America knew and warned of a famine before it happened in the Horn of Africa — what went wrong?
Benjamin Plackett • October 13, 2011
“There is no trouble so great that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea” – Bernard-Paul Heroux