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Cryo-Electron Microscopy: An Overview

In this article, we provide an overview of cryo-EM, detail the challenges it faces, and explain how recent development are overcoming these challenges.

24 Feb 2022

The Current Global State of Drug Discovery

Drug discovery is currently thriving across the world, with new drugs being discovered and approved for use each year at an increasing rate.

24 Feb 2022

Use of Genetics in Agriculture

As the population grows and climate change ravishes arable farmland and reduces the reliability, quantity, and quality of crop yields, the world may not be able to produce enough food to feed the world in the near future.

24 Feb 2022

How can we Feed the Planet Without Affecting the Climate?

The rapid and continuous growth in the global population has consistently increased the demand for agricultural produce.

24 Feb 2022

Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Disease Diagnosis

Analysis of an individual’s genome through whole-genome sequencing (WGS), can reveal areas of DNA that vary from the ‘normal’.

24 Feb 2022

How does Heavy Metal Toxicity Impact the Gut?

Scientists and medics increasingly recognize the gut or digestive system as vitally important in human physical and mental health.

16 Feb 2022

Suits You; Challenges in Personalized Medicine

Personalized or precision medicine is a novel area of research and medicine that is based on an individualized approach to treatment.

16 Feb 2022

Investigating the Importance of Groundwater

Groundwater, the water stored beneath’s the Earth’s surface is vitally important to human survival.

22 Mar 2022

How can We Promote Gender Equality in Science?

Throughout recent history, science and mathematics have been regarded as male domains. This article looks at how we can promote gender equality in science.

8 Mar 2022

Solving the Biodiversity Crisis

Scientists have expressed the importance of tackling the crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss, simultaneously.

3 Mar 2022

Why is Wildlife Conservation Crucial to a Sustainable Future?

In the last four decades, the world has lost an overwhelming number of species due to human misconduct, such as deforestation, overpopulation, climate change, animal exploitation, and consumer culture.

3 Mar 2022

The Nutritional Benefits of Pulses

The type of food we eat is extremely important for our overall health and fitness. This article looks into the nutritional benefits of pulses.

15 Feb 2022

How is Pulse Farming Beneficial to the Environment?

Pulses are edible seeds, e.g. dried beans, lentils, and chickpeas, of leguminous plants that are cultivated for food.

15 Feb 2022

The Concept of Druglikeness in Drug Discovery

The concept of druglikeness is the consideration of how various properties of a chemical compound compare with drugs that are already available on the market.

7 Feb 2022

Lab Automation in Clinical Diagnostics

Over recent years, automation has made a significant impact on the face of the healthcare sector. This article looks at its role in clinical diagnostics.

6 Feb 2022

What is Forensic Psychiatry?

Forensic psychiatry relates to a specific branch of psychiatry that deals with the interface between the law and psychiatry.

6 Feb 2022

Stuck In; Role of Implants in Drug Delivery

One recent advancement in the delivery of sensitive drugs has been the use of polymer-based implants. This article looks into this further.

5 Feb 2022

How Vulnerable is the Agricultural Industry to Climate Change?

Mounting evidence indicates agriculture is vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

27 Jan 2022

Do Your Genetics Determine Your Intelligence?

Intelligence is a trait that can predict important occupational, educational, and health outcomes more strongly than other factors, but is it related to your genetics?

4 Feb 2022

Detecting New Synthetic Street Drugs

Synthetic street drugs are those that are developed to mimic the effects of illicit drugs already on the market, such as cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, and heroin.

3 Feb 2022