The dawning of the age of synthetic biology
Synthetic biology is one of the latest buzzwords in the STEM community, but what is it actually all about?
Bringing in a new era of healthcare data
The data revolution is making massive changes in the healthcare industry.
Getting down with the kids
Type I Diabetes can be a life-threatening condition that strikes the young. New scientific developments suggest we might be able to look to genetics to see who is most at risk.
Ready player one – how games are fuelling ‘citizen science’
Programs like FoldIt are using our enthusiasm for problem-solving to crowdsource solutions to scientific puzzles.
Understanding apoptosis: the human suicide squad
How our body destroys itself to keep us alive.
Crossing the blood-brain barrier: the final frontier
Could we be seeing this development in medicine soon?
How do you solve a problem like planetary mass?
What's the best way to define what a planet is?
Say it with DNA – how our genetic code could hold the key to our data storage problems
We’re generating more data than ever before, but where are we going to store it? Some scientists are pinning their hopes on using the building blocks of life to help solve the issue.
Does the future of organ transplant lie in bioprinting?
Developments in 3D printing may lead to a world where we’re able to print new organs, but not everyone is convinced that this technology will solve current waiting times.