People are obsessed by the more titillating aspects of this topic, says Logan, but he asserts that the whole issue of sexuality in space needs to be brought back down to biology and medicine.

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However, he warned against focussing disproportionately on the eight areas of excellence outlined by the Chancellor in November ("big data" computing, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, agricultural science, energy storage, space, robotics and advanced materials including nanotechnology).

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