New nano-tweezers help “pluck” single molecules from live cells
From stray hairs to our DNA, Miriam Scarpa outlines developments made by nano-sizing tweezers.
Category: Snippets
Mens Sana in Corpore Sano – A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body
It’s not just about looking cool on social media – practicing yoga poses can shape our brain!
China’s back-and-forth on protecting tiger bones and rhino horns
Alexandra Brumwell reviews China’s ban of tiger bone and rhino horn trade.
Three Trendy Fallacies of Conscious Consumerism
Victoria Smith discusses three ways we may be harming the environment in our eco-friendly efforts, and how we can alter our actions to help instead.
Happy Birthday, Helium!
Maisie Keogh takes a look at the fascinating gas celebrating 150 years since its discovery and the many uses it has today.
Drowning in Polypropylene
Scotland has planned to ban plastic straws by the end of 2019, but what happens next?
A New Step Towards an Optimised T-cell Cancer Therapy
Daniele Guido provides an insight into one of the new weapons doctors have against cancer.
One Person’s Dirt is Another Person’s Antibiotic Gold Mine
William Rooney investigates remedies for the looming antibiotic resistance threat.
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