Tag: feature

  • The Microbiome: Can New Sequencing Techniques Fast Track Therapeutic Discovery?

    The Microbiome: Can New Sequencing Techniques Fast Track Therapeutic Discovery?

    A true staple of modern pop-science, the age-old nature vs nurture debate is the bread and butter for many. However, what the Dawkins-clutching masses may not be aware of is that our bodies have a further phenotypic control mechanism. One which, quite frankly, is a little bit gross. The human microbiome or microbiota is the…

  • Little trouble makers

    Little trouble makers

    Welcome to 2019: the time of sophisticated technology like never before. Your handheld computer resting in your pocket, your light-weighted laptop, your magical Bluetooth device, your orchestral MP3 player and your seemingly limitless option of movies on your smart TV are all a product of technological innovations for pleasure. Technological advances have also carried over…