Role of genetics in infectious disease spread
The genetic makeup of a person or population can play a vital role in determining susceptibility to contagious diseases.
Genetic_engineering
What You Eat Matters: Nutrition and Infectious Diseases
Nutritionally compromised individuals may suffer from anorexia, decreased intestinal absorption & metabolic rate.
Is genetic engineering the holy grail to cure infectious diseases?
Employing genetic engineering for the treatment of infectious diseases means introducing specific genes that discretely inhibit or block the functions of target genes.
Chronic diseases: An interplay of infections and our genome
Chronic and especially cardiometabolic diseases are the culmination of multiple risk factors ranging from genetic predispositions and sedentary lifestyles to stress.
How Data Science accelerates scientific progress
Here, we explore how data science accelerates scientific progress and revolutionizes our understanding of the world.
Your Body-on-a-Chip−Part Three
Featuring The Cambridge Festival 2021.
Your Body-on-a-Chip−Part Two
Featuring The Cambridge Festival 2021.
Your Body-on-a-Chip−Part One
Featuring The Cambridge Festival 2021.
Defying the odds; Emmanuelle Charpentier & Jennifer A. Doudna
E. Charpentier and A. Doudna have made a landmark discovery for the CRISPR/Cas 9 method employed in genome editing, and received 2020’s Nobel prize in chemistry.
CRISPR: A Short History
Imagine a world where a genome is in your hand, and you are turning its