Cells to Cerebral Cortex: What is the brain and how does it form?
Ameerah Gardee takes you on a tour of the brain – what it’s made of, how it’s made and some of the things it can do
Category: Life Sciences
Vaccines: lockdown’s most popular shots!
From Pfizer to AstraZeneca, what’s the difference? Lauren takes a jab at explaining how vaccines work and what different types are currently being manufactured.
The Curious Case of Amylase
Amylase may be small for an enzyme, but it has a big biological impact. Thomas explains the evolutionary history of this tiny protein.
A Price For Love: Grief And Its Physical Manifestations
Grief has been described as the price we pay for love, when love is defined as commitment to someone or something over a long lasting period of time. Nadia Georgoula explores the potent physical cost of grieving as a social animal in a socially-distanced era.
Control, cut, CRISPR – how bacteria won this year’s Nobel prize
Holly Leslie reflects on the origin of this year’s Nobel prize-winning, CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and explores how scientists are beginning to use gene editing approaches on their quest for new medical treatments in hereditary disease.
To Live Forever: What the Hydra Teaches Us About Aging
Can humans ever achieve immortality? Thomas explains why this may be impossible, referring to a small species of non-ageing jellyfish.
Quest to understand motherly love
Researchers find that motherly grooming, even after being independent, has unprecedented benefits to young chimps for life. Saugat Bolakhe explores the evolutionary advantages maternal love and shares how the ‘alpha male’ is often wrongfully portrayed in human culture.
A Vision of Health: How Your Eye Test Can Save Your Life
Regular eye tests offer early, non-invasive detection not just of ophthalmic problems but of a host of general health conditions that are increasing in prevalence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given this, Siobhan McGeechan asks: why aren’t we prioritising eye care?
