Wild Geese: Sara Hayden, Norway

Research lives: Prof Peter Gallagher, head of astrophysics at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)

Research on spinal cord injury, climate change and horse breeding included in list

There are fears Nipah virus – which has a mortality rate of between 40 and 100% – could become more transmissible

Calls for expert group to be set up amid fallout from Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin controversy

Genetic material which gives bats natural superpowers revealed for the first time

‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientist

The big change driving new outbreaks is humans disturbing bats’ habitats

Emma Teeling believes bats hold the key to slowing down the ageing process

Varadkar and Donohue cancel attendances due to demands of looming general election

Research Lives: John Leech, PhD researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland

Smoking, poor diet, obesity can create cell types implicated in many old-age diseases

Critical evidence intervention in ageing process might increase quality of living

Scientists are focusing research on compressing period of illnesses linked to getting old