Identity and Psychology: Part 2
A roundup from the Pint of Science event “Identity and Psychology” Part 2
Category: Life Sciences
Identity and Psychology: Part 1
A roundup from the Pint of Science event “Identity and Psychology” –
Part 1
Beyond a Beautiful Mind: What we know about schizophrenia
Patrick Hughes reports on some of the research on schizophrenia being carried out at the University of Glasgow
The Cleaning Revolution: How does this new wave of ultra-cleanliness affect our health?
What on earth do viral Instagram cleanliness gurus have to do with the increase in allergies? Emily May Armstrong finds out.
Catching Cancer: The Viruses that Transform Cells into Tumours
Ailish explores oncoviruses, the group of silent pathogenic invaders whose cellular disruption has led them to become a leading cause of human cancers worldwide.
Plastic for dinner? Seabirds that eat plastic.
Roselle Smith explores the harm plastic waste causes to seabirds, and explains their difficulty in distinguishing plastic from food.
Embryo Gene Editing: Changing Life As We Know It
Sonya explores the field of embryo gene editing which
recently entered unexplored territory with a scientist’s
claim of creating the world’s first genetically edited babies.
Exploiting the Ecological Arms Race
Liam Rooney and Rebecca McHugh discuss the lesser known side of microbial co-operation and competition and how we can exploit this for our own benefit.
