The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
“I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,” Alice replied very politely, “for I can’t understand it myself, to begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing.” (Lewis...
Mitochondrial donation – prevention for mitochondrial diseases
A change in UK law will soon allow Mitochondrial Donation – Michaela Mrschtik discusses the background of the technique that could change the lives of families affected by mitochondrial disease.
Podcast 13: TEDxUniversityofGlasgow Launch
theGIST was invited to attend the TEDxUniversityofGlasgow launch event. Tune in to hear our coverage of the event, including interviews with speakers and attendees.
Power Up Your Ideas Factory with Edinburgh International Science Festival
In 2015 Edinburgh International Science Festival transforms into The Ideas Factory – a hub for information, ideas and innovation. Audiences are invited to get their thinking caps on as big ideas transform the halls,...
Podcast 12: TheGIST & Naturally Speaking – Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
This is the first in our series of joint podcasts with the Glasgow University Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine’s Naturally Speaking podcast. In this episode, we interviewed the former director of...
Researchers make headway in organ-on-a-chip technology
Developments at the Wyss Institute, Harvard, have made a major step towards personalised medicines, but their research may even be leaping towards reducing the use of animals in science. Probably the most prominent ethical...
The Evolution of Nanotechnology
In 1959, Nobel Prize winning physicist Professor Richard Feynman gave a lecture titled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom”. In this lecture he outlined the possibility for a new scientific field, which we have come to know as “nanotechnology”.
the GIST Multimedia Launch – How will you fare in our science quiz?
In February the GIST launched our mulitmedia teams for 2015, in which we discussed our plans and aims for the coming year, plus gave the opportunity for new members to get involved. Afterwards, we...
