Biology
From Commensal to Pathogen: The Mechanisms Behind Bacteria
Explore the roles of host susceptibility, virulence factors, genetic adaptation, and environmental triggers in the sudden change of the bacteria from commensal to virulent
Biology
Whether it be the chemistry determining how a glass of milk transforms into entire cells, the technology allowing us to design our own offspring, or the paleontology revealing how humans managed to evolve from fish, biology is the study of all things life. Encompassing a limitless range of topics, this section unveils how each is connected to the processes that have been so intricately adapted, honed and interwoven over aeons to allow Earth’s most miraculous phenomenon to thrive - life itself.
Biochemistry
Quantum Genetics
When people think of genetic mutations, they would normally think that they're caused by radiation, carcinogens or copying errors when replicating DNA. However, recent studies show quantum tunnelling also has an effect here.
Biology
A Revolution in Neuroprosthetics: Restoring Touch with a Brain-Controlled Bionic Hand
Discover how a group of researchers in Sweden are pioneering the world's first bionic limb that can sense touch
Biology
The Microbiome
Take a brief dive into the microbial populations within our bodies several orders of magnitude larger than that of humans on Earth, and the critical functions these microbes play in our health
Biology
The Brain: Memories and Emotions
Have you ever wondered how your brain really functions—your thoughts, your memories and how we, humble humans, can achieve the feats we do? Well, wonder no longer, as this article will unveil how memories and emotions are created through phenomena such as active potentials and more
Biology
Drones and AI: A New Era in Conservation
Explore how AI-powered drones, routinely associated with the destruction of present-day conflicts, are now serving as critical tools for monitoring, studying, and safeguarding endangered species around the world
Medicine
Exercise Mimetics
How drugs that replicate the effects of exercise could be a benefit, or detriment to us.
Biotechnology
Meet the Startup Bringing Lighting to Life
For thousands of French, daily work commutes through bacteria-illuminated streets have already become a regular occurrence
Biology
Project CETI
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), led by biologist David Gruber, is getting ever so close to bridging the gap between sperm whale ‘clicks’ and human words. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, especially in the use of machine learning techniques, have allowed algorithms to identif
Medicine
The Rise of Superbugs and Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance, driven by evolution, has become a critical global threat. The misuse of antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture accelerates the rise of resistant bacteria like MRSA. These "superbugs" lead to millions of infections and thousands of deaths each year.
Biology
Prime Numbers in Nature: Cyclical Cicadas
To many, prime numbers are a useless concept studied in maths and soon forgotten about, having no impact on the rest of our lives. While they do have some applications in computing and encryption, primes never seem to crop up in day-to-day life, remaining as “special numbers” that aren’t all that sp
Biology
Nerves, Pain, Dr Seuss, and the Chippendale Mupp
Although hypothetical and a little absurd, for a story written in 1962 the Chippendale Mupp can prompt all sorts of questions and calculations about the technicalities of nerves.