There is currently no ideal model of the human adult heart for use in research. This might not sound that important, but the heart is really important in drug research; many new drugs fall at the last hurdle because of negative, long-term, side effects on the heart such as longer than normal recharge between beats. This prevents […]
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Your birth weight tells a story about you and your future. In particular, it reveals what diseases you are at risk of developing during adulthood. Screening for diseases based on your birth weight may one day become a reality and my research project may help to pave the way towards that! My name is Noushin […]
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If I ask you to tell me what DNA looks like, I am sure the first image to be pictured is that iconic double helix structure, floating and twisting slowly in the air, consisting of a long backbone with bases sticking out into the middle acting as the code itself. Its discovery revolutionised the world […]
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Antibodies are fast becoming the focus for many pharmaceutical companies developing treatments for a wide variety of diseases. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, could manipulating the body’s production of antibodies be the silver bullet to curing all viral infections and preventing pandemics of the future? The human body is a miraculous machine […]
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The YddA transporter found in Escherichia coli (E. coli) may have a direct involvement in the export of antibiotics or virulence factors back out of the E. coli cell once they have penetrated- this would cause antibiotic resistance in the bacteria and allow it to cause more issues when infecting a human host. Ever wake […]
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Authors: Daniella A and Alfred T We were having this nice catch up, Daniella and myself, when she took a philosophical turn: “How do you know who you are? Identity wise?” Wow! I thought, what a question, and, then, I don’t have a clue. I have an inclination where Daniella is coming from, I will let her tell […]
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