Holly Leslie reflects on the origin of this year’s Nobel prize-winning, CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and explores how scientists are beginning to use gene editing approaches on their quest for new medical treatments in hereditary disease.
Kirstin Leslie explores a brief history of female scientists and how inspiring women are helping to shift perceptions.
Katherine McPhie investigates how the ancient herbal Artemisia annua plant became the life-saving medicine of millions.
Congratulations to John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of the brain’s navigation system. How does our brain create maps of...
Winning the Nobel Prize, every scientists dream! Emma Woodham reports on this years lucky winners in the Medicine category.
Pint of Science 2019: The Art of Science
21 Jun, 2019
This week, @WatsonBrick introduces us to the six-legged creatures that are not insects. Fascinating, isn't it? To learn more, visit https://the-gist.org/2021/10/when-is-a-hexapod-not-an-insect/
In our first feature of this term, @sarunele discusses the elusive world of three-dimensional depth perception and whether it can be enhanced by the use of Virtual Reality (VR). To know more, visit https://the-gist.org/2021/10/learning-to-run-before-we-walk-can-virtual-reality-help-recover-stereo-vision/
In our first feature of this term, @sarunele discusses the elusive world of three-dimensional depth perception and whether it can be enhanced by the use of Virtual Reality (VR). To know more, visit https://the-gist.org/2021/10/learning-to-run-before-we-walk-can-virtual-reality-help-recover-stereo-vision/
This week @K8Plate makes us aware of the ever-increasing disparities between Glasgow’s least and most deprived neighbourhoods and the possible antidote for it. To get an idea about how Glasgow has been thriving in the last few years, visit-https://the-gist.org/2021/10/mind-the-gap-glasgows-life-expectancy-divide/
!Vacant position alert: Head of Social Media!
We're looking for someone to join our lovely team and help us run our various social media platforms. This is a great opportunity to get involved with theGIST and flex your creative muscles. If interested [email protected]
