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Born to Engineer talks exotic locations with SMEC Chief Technical Principal Gavin Strid

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There are lots of reasons why people are drawn to Engineering – for Gavin Strid exotic locations such as Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and China were an opportunity that he couldn’t pass up. Gavin joined SMEC's international team almost thirty years ago, and since then has embarked on a varied...

Scientists reactivate 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth cells

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A team of Russian and Japanese scientists have managed to reawakened cells from a 28,000-year-old woolly mammoth. The team released their findings in a study published Monday in Scientific Reports. The study was co-authored by 90-year-old Akira Iritani who has spent the last 20 years working toward resurrecting...