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…
Most of us love eating peanut as a snack or in a dessert. But what if I told you that a man used peanut as the base for over 300 inventions? Well, I present to you George Washington Carver… Who…
Oedipus complex is a term Sigmund Freud introduced. Freud said it was that someone wanted to have a sexual relationship with the parent of the opposite sex, and to kill the parent of the same sex. Freud uses the figure…
In the body, cells constantly go through mitosis to divide into two identical daughter cells. Such cells include lymphocytes; leukocytes present in lymph. However, cell division makes errors, resulting in mutations within the DNA whilst being copied. Cancer is caused…
This perpetual struggle between climate change and nature has been pessimistic. You are probably aware of the great challenges and harsh realities our planet is experiencing as a result of our actions. But even though we have failed our planet,…
Inclusivity and diversity are aspects recently appreciated and demanded more than ever on social media and television. All humans have entire ecosystems of microbes living in their bodies. Each individual micro-organism has their own abilities. Some which contribute to our…
This article was written by Nguyen Do Quy Linh, a 17-year-old student from Vietnam who was the winner of the Sciencious STEM Writing Competition. Linh chose to write about the topic “In your opinion, why does biological aging occur” and…
This article was written by Serena Nalli, a 16-year-old student from Canada who was the recipient of the National Honor Award in the Sciencious International STEM Writing Competition. Serena chose to write about the topic “Do you believe that the…
Genome editing is a technology that allows humans to change an organism’s DNA behaviours; These technologies allow the basic genetic material of an organism to be altered. Several approaches to genome editing have been developed over the past few years….
