Battle of the X’s
Ryan Imrie investigates how female mammals cope with their double dosage of X chromosomes.
Category: Snippets
Nanotechnology vs. Cancer
Chances of ‘winning’ the ongoing battle against cancer are boosted by nanotechnology.
Predictive Genomics Is Still In Its Infancy
Teodora Aldea writes a brief overview of how personal genomics has evolved over the past years and where it can go wrong.
Optogenetics: A Light Based approach to mind control?
Doug Young investigates the potential of optogenetic techniques.
Neurosexism – using brain science to reinforce stereotypes about men and women?
Yulia Revina takes a critical look at a recent study reporting differences between male and female brains and whether this really means much.
Soylent: a food for the 21st century?
Sean Leavey investigates the futuristic meal replacement powder that’s causing a storm amongst nerds worldwide.
Rats! Not a Big Enough Sample
Felix Bloeck takes a look at what happens when scientist don’t bother with science.
