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…
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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
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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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Strange looking viruses and their super hosts – The archaea
Illustration by Ushanandini Mohanraj Nearly 3.5 billion years ago, our planet had extreme temperatures and was predominantly covered with water. The hostile environment was devoid of oxygen and high in…
Science in the Desert: Interview with Former Array Maintenance Manager at the World’s Largest Telescope ALMA – SCS Interview #2
Dr. David Rabanus worked as array maintenance manager for the world's largest telescope, ALMA, in the Atacama desert in Chile. ALMA observes parts of the night sky that regular telescopes…
Why and how do we get anxious?
emmi olkkonen has a MSc in genetics and molecular biosciences from the University of Helsinki, currently committed to the exciting task of analyzing Saimaa ringed seal genome data at the…
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