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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Biotechnology Biology, Computer Science / Jonathan Zhao / 21 November, 2023 … The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Biotechnology Read More »
AlphaFold Biology, Science / Koza Kurumlu / 30 April, 2023 AlphaFold Koza Kurumlu Science is changing. Previously, scientific discoveries were made purely through the laborious hard work of researchers. However, as humanity steps into the age of technology, computers – more specifically AI models – are aiding us in an … AlphaFold Read More »
Prions and Alzheimer’s Disease Biology, Science / Elliot Dudko / 10 April, 2023 Prions and Alzheimer's Disease Elliot Dudko Prions are misfolded versions of a protein. They can spread like an infection by forcing normal copies of that protein into the same self-propagating, misfolded shape. Central to the prion pathogenesis is the conversion … Prions and Alzheimer’s Disease Read More »
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Biology, Science / Richard Kim / 9 April, 2023 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Richard Kim “I’m very OCD about it.” Doubtless, this is a phrase you have heard several times in your life and have perhaps said yourself. To many of us, the three letters “OCD” spark images of placing folders … Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Read More »
Cultured Meat, a Low Carbon alternative? Biology, Science / Luca Matta / 9 April, 2023 Cultured Meat, a low carbon alternative? Luca Matta Cultured meat, also commonly known as lab-grown meat, clean meat or synthetic meat, refers to any meat produced by animal cell cultures in vitro. As we approach a point where it … Cultured Meat, a Low Carbon alternative? Read More »
the Value of Pain Biology, Science / Richard Kim / 6 February, 2023 The Value of Pain Pain. A four-letter word that can mean so much or so little, depending on who you are. But for all of us, it serves an important purpose: that of keeping us alive. When you burn your … the Value of Pain Read More »
How drinkable is your water? The reverse osmosis process explained: Biology, Science / Zhenfeng Kan / 31 January, 2023 How Drinkable Is Your Water? The Reverse Osmosis Process Explained: Currently, one in four people in the world drink water contaminated with faeces. What’s more, one in three lacks access to safe drinking water, resulting in 165 million cases of … How drinkable is your water? The reverse osmosis process explained: Read More »
How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology Biology, Computer Science, Science / Oscar Lawson / 23 January, 2023 How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology When the first human genome was sequenced completely, it cost an estimated $450 million[i]. Now, thanks to incredible technological advances, just 20 years later we can sequence the entire DNA of … How Nanopore Sequencing Is Revolutionising Biology Read More »