Eye-Robot: An insight into the growing field of bionic vision
Artificial vision is closer than you might have imagined. Discover how scientists are innovating new ways to treat blindness.
Category: Life Sciences
A Game of Hide-And-Seek: The Search For Ebola’s Animal Past
Investigating the mysterious death of a young Guinean boy who holds the key to understanding the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
One Small Step for Geckos, One Giant Leap for Materials
Kirsty McLean discusses the link between gecko feet and newly-developed adhesive materials.
The new world of giant viruses
We all have an idea of what viruses are; not the malicious programs that infect our laptops, but the infectious agents that cause diseases like Ebola or the flu. These biological viruses are generally...
Me, Myself and Microbes
Kaitlyn Hair plunges into the microscopic world of the gut flora and questions how much influence our guts really have on our feelings.
The insatiable hunger of pancreatic cancer cells
Michaela Mrschtik discusses the self-cannibalising behaviour of pancreatic cancer cells and what this behaviour could mean for developing targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer.
DNA Robots: The Medicinal Revolution?
Kirsty McLean investigates an unconventional drug delivery system that seems more science fiction than science fact.
Parkinson’s Disease: What Does the Future Hold?
Emma Woodham discusses how transforming the skin cells of Parkinson’s patients into neuronal cells could provide a new avenue to understanding the disease and personalise its treatment.
