Are we ready to face a zombie virus? Lessons from the sars cov2 pandemic
Even though this appears to be a typical scene from a zombie movie, this, in reality, represents a scene from real life two years ago,
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5 powerful reasons to appreciate the plants around you today
Plants are fascinating in countless ways—think about the magnificent giant trees in the forest ? or the beautiful roses in your grandma’s garden — plants are beautiful but also very important. Read my top five reasons for why you should appreciate the plants around you today.
A tale of a tiny virus and how it saved many lives
Patient 3, 18 years old, was crippled from birth with a disease known as retinal dystrophy. There was no known effective treatment that could help improve his condition, until recently when his doctor suggested an experimental surgery. They were going to remove some of the jelly-like liquid from his eye and inject a salty suspension under the retina. This suspension contained more than a billion particles of a genetically modified adeno-associated virus.
The Blood-brain barrier, the gatekeeper of the brain
The brain is the most important organ in our body. You may panic now and want to ask, ‘what should I do to protect my brain?’. Do not worry. Your body keeps something up in its sleeve. A specific vascular structure termed the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is formed in the central nervous system (CNS) to protect our brain.
The mRNA’s Perilous Journey to the Synapse
From the depths of the cell soma, a humble mRNA makes its journey to fulfil its destiny. Riding on a Transporting Granule, the valiant CaMKII mRNA makes the perilous travel to the far end of the neurone.
Two Mitochondrion Papers, Both Alike in Dignity
In today’s blog, I briefly touch on two papers discussing mitochondria and the influence their shape has on biochemistry. And briefly touch on my super-simplified understanding of the mito.
Let’s Talk About Heat Shock Proteins (While Waiting for the Summer)
Do you sometimes wonder why scientists bother to study the development of fruit flies? Or why they care about how the cave fish has lost its eyes? Unfortunately, the relevance of research is not always apparent from the beginning. Sometimes it needs years, or even decades to understand the significance of certain findings! Here I want to tell the story of heat shock proteins – one out of many examples of how a study initially dismissed as irrelevant turned out to be a groundbreaking finding.
Treating cancer using “living drugs”
Harnessing the body’s immune system to kill tumor cells. The treatment method, known as Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell therapy involves reengineering the immune cells (T-cells) obtained from the patient’s blood and giving it back after genetic modification. The modified immune cells (CAR T-cells), are capable of recognizing tumor cells and kill them.
A look at an anatomy class in the 17th century
Have you ever wonder what a medical class looked like in medieval times? Wonder no more!
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