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Covering the very big to the very small. Articles topics include microbes and their impact on the ecosystem, atoms vs planets, and the CRISPR’ed babies, how do small genetic changes lead to a big societal impact?

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

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

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    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

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    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…