We have all probably heard that knuckle cracking has a negative effect on our joints and will lead to arthritis. It is a common belief that people hold about the popping sound that some of us make habitually. However, is…
Category: Biology
After 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, no one wants to hear about rising cases of any virus. However, the bad news is that monkeypox cases are spreading; not only in countries where the virus was previously endemic. There are…
Every year a large group of people wait for the announcement of 5 Nobel Prize laureates in the field of physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature & peace, and economic sciences. This year, the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology…
We live in a world where it is not possible to survive one day without the use of plastic. It is such a common material that it is probably safe to assume that at any given minute, everyone is wearing…
The prevalence of many civilization diseases is increasing. One of the most well-known of these is diabetes. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that the prevalence of both type I and type II of diabetes increased from 108 million to…
Is there still hope for the dodo? A Glimpse Into De-extinction Extinction is a concept that has been around for many years, one of the most notable examples being the dodo, which died out in 1662. According to scientists at…
Cloning is definitely one of the more popular themes in science fiction movies but with the recent progress in research, it has already turned into reality. Cloning is not a completely human-made process; there are many examples of it in…
There is a surprising range of living organisms on the globe, from the robust rubber tree towering over the forest to the rattlesnake slithering over the hot desert to the penguin waddling through the Antarctic tundra. Relationships between different species…
Mutations in DNA are responsible for many genetic diseases and developing ways in which we could ‘reverse’ such changes has been on scientists’ radar for years. Thankfully, there was a breakthrough in this research area with the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9…
Recently we have heard a lot about viruses and the whole world has realized how dangerous they can be. But what about bacteria? With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacteria can soon bring us more difficult problems to solve. What…