A scientific breakthrough: first fully sequenced human genome
The scientific community has recently experienced a breakthrough – the first fully sequenced human genome!
Category: Snippets
2025 is too late
Annabell investigates how a few words may cause us to lose the fight against climate change.
Miniature time capsules in the form of ancient DNA
Scientists are now using sedimentary ancient DNA to retrieve genetic information about life from prehistoric times. It only takes a tiny sediment to unlock a vast number of secrets.
The truth about the windscreen phenomenon
Are fewer squashed insects on the windscreen a sign of crashing biodiversity?
Does life flash before your eyes?
Recordings of a dying brain give a glimpse of what we experience during our last moments.
A new hope for Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s Disease is one of the biggest mysteries in modern medicine, with no known cure. However genetic analysis has led to the emergence of TREM2, providing a new direction in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Yamanaka factors…the key to the fountain of youth?
Forget taking your vitamins and face cream, could recent developments in cell rejuvenation therapy be the ‘cure’ for ageing?
Substance abuse: cocaine disrupts circadian liver metabolism
A study into the brain’s link with peripheral organs shows circadian metabolites in the liver can be altered by cocaine use.
