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The Tissue Monster (Lost in Translation ep.5)

Lost in translation is a comic about two researchers, Jargon and Jumble, getting into linguistic miscommunications due to the different meanings attached to certain words in their work life as…

At the Intersection of Sex and Gender: Differences of Sex Development

Sex and gender, two terms that might seem straightforward but are actually very complicated in themselves. This article explores the complexity and intersection of sex and gender in individuals with…

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Sides of Oestrogen

Legal and pharmaceutical developments have hugely enhanced women's reproductive freedom, but concerns persist about the health risks and limitations of typical oestrogen-based contraceptives. From blood clotting to persistent STD transmission,…

Fit for model (Lost in Translation ep.4)

Lost in translation is a comic about two researchers, Jargon and Jumble, getting into linguistic miscommunications due to the different meanings attached to certain words in their work life as…

Nominal data mining and cancer combinatorial therapy

What is nominal data mining? What are the challenges in the design of combinatorial therapies in cancer? Do you know that nominal data mining can be used to plan combinatorial…

Miniaturised Replicas of Tumours are Changing How we Look at Cancer

What are cancer organoids and how are they transforming the way we look at cancer? Learn more about the convergence of biomaterial science and cancer biology that's revolutionizing our fight…

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