Can we use the ‘junk’ in our DNA to fight back against cancer? Jennifer investigates the disease cancer and how blind mole rats can repurpose ‘junk’ in their DNA to stop cancer before it starts.
Can humans ever achieve immortality? Thomas explains why this may be impossible, referring to a small species of non-ageing jellyfish.
Pint of Science 2019: The Art of Science
21 Jun, 2019
Can we use the ‘junk’ in our DNA to fight back against cancer? Interesting, isn't it? In this feature, Jennifer investigates the disease cancer and how blind mole rats can repurpose ‘junk’ in their DNA to stop cancer before it starts. Give it a read at-
https://the-gist.org/2021/11/fighting-cancer-with-junk/
This week, let's learn more about the emerging technologies called data science and blockchain. We have out brand new snippet at https://the-gist.org/2021/11/convergence-of-blockchain-and-data-science/
We all remember the scene from the movie Avatar where Jake Sully is astonished by Pandora's beautiful glowing jungle. Now, that's not fiction, there are organisms that have the ability to glow. This week @LiamButler49 talks about the same in https://the-gist.org/2021/11/bioluminescence-finding-light-in-the-dark/
It's a Saturday, which means snippets day!!! This week Luke Prentice touches upon the necessity of energy storage for the zero-carbon future. Visit https://the-gist.org/2021/11/the-potential-of-storage-of-potential/
