Genome Sequencing
Your genome is the instructions for making and maintaining you, written in DNA. The human genome has 3.2 billion letters (nucleobases) and…
The Ageing Problem
Ageing is inevitable and always leads to death. Such a statement, although one we like to avoid, is something we…
A Meditation on Our Environment
I was originally going to call this article ‘A Meditation on Our Planet’, although I hesitate to use the word…
Genetic Engineering – CRISPR
The History of Genetic Engineering: -Humans have been genetically engineering life for millennia. Humans originally bred useful traits in animals and plants…
The Exciting Physics behind Quantum Locking
1.0. Introduction: Cryogenics is the field of physics dedicated to the study of extremely low temperatures. By the beginning of…
Nano Chemistry
What is Nano Chemistry? In the last few years, due to extensive research undertaken by scientists all over the world,there…
On the Essence of Time
How we perceive and measure time. Time – we experience its steady passing every day of our lives. It is…
Air Pollution: a vehicle for COVID-19?
Title image source: Smart Air The streets are empty, and pictures of clear blue skies above Delhi and Beijing have gone viral (no pun…
Brain-Computer Interface Technology
Summary A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system is the use of hardware and software to enable a brain to control peripherals…
Humanity’s futile dispute
The perpetual conflict between Nature and Nurture – whether our personality or psychological traits are defined by their genetic formulation…